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Advertisers can now track users online using a technique called fingerprinting.
Fingerprinting amounts to collecting user data that the user doesn’t necessarily agree to have collected.
Regulators are already alarmed by Google ’s tracking decision, which can negatively impact users.
The timing of the announcement is also incredibly shady.
Advertisers looking to track users online via fingerprinting will have to demonstrate they're complying with privacy laws.
ICO welcomed feedback from advertisers, announcing a consultation period that will end on February 20th .
It’ll be interesting to see how and when the European Union will react to Google ’s policy change.
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