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=== Google Chrome === | === Google Chrome === | ||
Google Chrome did use a UUID for each browser, and it was perceived as a serious privacy threat and a topic going through mainstream press | Google Chrome did use a UUID for each browser, and it was perceived as a serious privacy threat and a topic going through mainstream press, including the largest newspapers, in Germany. Eventually, Google dropped the UUID because of the PR problems it caused. | ||
This question of whether a UUID is used by Firefox | This question of whether a UUID is used by Firefox /will/ be picked up by the press, and the result will be negative for Firefox. This is not a guess, as history shows. Introducing a UUID at this point is simply naive. | ||
=== Perception === | === Perception === | ||