What’s Google Floc? And How Does It Affect Your Privacy?
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Screenshot: David Nield via Google ChromeGoogle wants FLoC to replace the conventional way of tracking people on the internet: Cookies. Embedded, far-reaching trackers understood as third-party cookies keep tabs on users as they move across several sites, while marketers also use an invasive strategy called fingerprinting to understand who you are even with anti-tracking steps turned on (through your use of fonts, or your computers ID, your linked Bluetooth gadgets or other ways).