Spymarks, not Watermarks(brand.io)
623 points by possibilistic | 157 comments
Blog post arguing that some modern watermarks act as 'spymarks' that covertly track or identify users rather than just marking content.
#user-tracking on Hacker News
3 stories tagged user-tracking, newest first.
Click (2016)(clickclickclick.click)
360 points by andrewzeno | 91 comments
Click Click Click is an interactive web art piece showing a single green button that narrates and comments on the visitor's mouse behavior as they interact.
Chrome now tracks users and shares a “topic” list with advertisers(arstechnica.com)
738 points by edvinbesic | 437 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that Google launched its Privacy Sandbox ad platform in Chrome, which tracks browsing and shares a list of interest topics with advertisers.