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There's a bit of a problem with having a binary do/don't track switch. For example if the default becomes "do not track" then that essentially make stuff like google analytics useless and removes a powerful tool for optimising and improving user experience on websites.

On the other hand I really don't like it the idea of a website trying to glean my "real" identity and use that to do things which may be anti privacy.

I'm going to brace for Windows 8 release when clients suddenly start asking why their traffic has dropped off a cliff.



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