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		riggsdk on Feb 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Do You Agree to When You Accept All Cookies Just the fact that it sends out-out HTTP calls to all those providers means that they now know that you are using that website. It's terrible design.

411111111111111 on Feb 11, 2021 [–]

Pretty sure it's designed with that in mind...

The saying not to attribute to malice what could be explained by incompetance only works if the actor isn't generally malicious. AdTech definitely is.

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