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		Nextgrid on March 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU government websites have undisclosed adtech tra... I wouldn't trust any opt-out functionality from a company whose bottom line is based on harvesting as much data as possible off everyone.

inetknght on March 19, 2019 [–]

Moreover: opted-in should not be the default; I should not have to actively opt-out of anything in order to improve my internet security.

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