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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Presumably rejecting them? It's the legitimate toggle that gets me though. How do 400 partners require access to my browsing information in order for your site to run?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That's the obvious bullshit lol, exactly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think you can configure it but I have mine set to reject them all.

But yeah the excuses are absurd. This tracking is not only not necessary, it's also wrong.