Comment by imiric
7 months ago
Kind of. A fingerprint is an implicit ID, whereas the ID suggested by GP would be semi-permanently associated to an individual. So it would make tracking even easier, since most web sites outside of adtech don't bother with sophisticated fingerprinting. It would be similar to a tracking cookie, except the user would have no control over it.
> the ID suggested by GP would be semi-permanently associated to an individual
There is a permanent ID, but it doesn't have to be told to the site.
In which case it doesn't make tracking any easier than the site making up a "fake" ID for you.