publictorstenJan 26, 2023
Cookies alleine liefern der Werbeindustrie nicht mehr so viele Daten wie gewünscht. Deshalb werden User nach E-Mail-Adressen gefragt.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/technology/personaltech/email-address-digital-tracking.html?smid=tw-nytimesbits&smtyp=cur
Everyone Wants Your Email Address. Think Twice Before Sharing It.

Your email address has become a digital bread crumb for companies to link your activity across sites. Here’s how you can limit this.

The New York Times
Show threadBineJan 26, 2023

@publictorsten

Qed.

he-mo-goblinJan 30, 2023
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Show threadshapelessJan 26, 2023
@samgai clown world out there
Show threadw4v3Jan 26, 2023
@samgai That’s like „Click here to install the mouse.“ in the 90s…
Show threadMike BabyakJan 26, 2023
@samgai @NatlSecCnslrs Coffee through nose!
Show threadStan FletcherJan 26, 2023
@samgai Oh the irony!
Show threadTammyJan 26, 2023

@samgai

lolz. Touché.

Show threadSocar MylesJan 26, 2023

@samgai Ha, that's perfect.

Is there any way to block these types of elements in one's browser, and prevent them from popping up in the first place? They're really a nuisance on a lot of sites.

Show threadBad Opinion GuyJan 26, 2023
@samgai This is why we never fix anything; Public Awareness isn't enough. We need Self Awareness, too.
Show threadMaisie SummersJan 26, 2023

@samgai
🎵 oh the irony, everyone wants my email addy....

I'll show myself out.

Show threadCSDUMMI✝️🕊️🏛️Jan 26, 2023
@samgai the article for some reason only mentions Mozilla and Apple as Pseudonomous Email Providers - lacking, for example, is #simplelogin.
Show threadLeeRaylJan 26, 2023

@samgai

I literally just asked 2 very old friends their email and sent 3 shared facts with the request to prove it was me in my request.

Show threadKara ShallenbergJan 27, 2023
@samgai *chef’s kiss*
Show threadFyzzlefryJan 27, 2023
@samgai I want to add more favorites on this toot but it just keeps turning it off and on.
Show threadRuth Pozuelo MartinezJan 27, 2023
@samgai 🤣
Show threadArnan de GansJan 27, 2023
@samgai same goes for phone numbers... Think 3 times before sharing that.