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  1. @register another nail in the coffin of #, from yet more security exploits. Why do people continue to rely on it for websites?

    Wednesday, 25-May-16 03:16:01 UTC from quitter.se
    1. @kzimmermann I think we both know the answer. If we allow # complete control over our browsers, sites can use it for targeting and presenting advertising.

      Wednesday, 25-May-16 03:15:17 UTC from fresh.federati.net
      1. @lnxw48 yea, I guess it all boils to advertising or tracking nowadays. # or die trying.

        Wednesday, 25-May-16 03:22:11 UTC from quitter.se
    2. @kzimmermann 'Targeting' includes the surreptitious data-gathering that sites and ad networks use to find ever-more information about the person using the computing device.

      Wednesday, 25-May-16 03:18:46 UTC from fresh.federati.net
      1. @lnxw48 'tis just a euphemism for #, after all. !surveillance

        Wednesday, 25-May-16 03:24:28 UTC from quitter.se