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		charcircuit on Aug 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your computer should say what you tell it to say >Lying about the device seems to be the digital equivalent Not all lying is equal. If an ad network uses WEI to avoid lies made to defraud them their goal is not to be anticompetitive.

zb3 on Aug 8, 2023 [–]

I can even agree here, however the question is - does this justify the entire mechanism when it's known it can be used for other purposes which are not as non-controversial as your examples.

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