Comment by uppsalax

5 years ago

First of all, thanks for sharing because it's such an insightful paper!

Some thoughts/doubts on it:

1. It's unbelievable that in a world where we promote privacy and freedom of individuals such cross-country trackers exist. It seems more an Orwellian story rather than reality.

2. I'm a bit ignorant on this theme on a technical level (I have a business background, even if working at a tech startup focused on security). There is a growing concern globally over an increasing sensitisation over privacy and over the importance of security. Even Google has promised to remove third party cookies within 2 years, and there is going to be a migration from Whatsapp to Signal (even if Whatsapp clarified a bit on that). Do you think that such fresh tools like these "favicons" or simple tracking will remain long term?

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jannes  5 years ago

Do you speak Spanish by any chance? The way that you are using "doubts" (dudas) sounds slightly off to me. I live in Spain and I hear it a lot :)

  • uppsalax  5 years ago

    I am italian actually, pero hablo un poco español tambien! The idioms are really similar.