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		tossandthrow 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A web page that shows you everything the browser t... At least in Europe the gdpr still counts, even when you don't use cookies but fingerprinting. So if you use this information you still need to disclose it and process data in accordance with the law.

Rygian 22 days ago [–]

In my case, the site reports "The technique is called browser fingerprinting. It is legal everywhere."

It is definitely not legal in Europe, when used to track individual users. The consent pop-ups are not only about cookies.

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