it's not stifling any competition. the data that used to be in the user-agent header is now in the sec-ch-ua header. servers can set response headers to request more information if they want it, assuming the website makes more than one http request, which every website does.
The market for private user data should not even exist. So the call for more competition in that area is absurd.
I don't think folks are arguing for such a market. Rather that Google owning the market is also bad, maybe even worse.
it's not stifling any competition. the data that used to be in the user-agent header is now in the sec-ch-ua header. servers can set response headers to request more information if they want it, assuming the website makes more than one http request, which every website does.
Surveillance capitalism corporations should not even exist at all. They should be illegal.
So it's bad when there's less competition for organized crime?
That just means a more powerful mafia boss in town so probably yeah
We’ve seen time again that’s it’s better to have one strongman than a power vacuum with a lot of local warlords.
If Google wipes out all of the other analytics companies, I can just not use Chrome.
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Yes, exactly. It's a no brainer.