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Comment by Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen
Privacy and open-source advocate; creator of the privacy-first technology company AesirX.
Browser/OS signals are excellent as a universal NO (refusal / opt-out at the point of origin). But they can’t replace opt-in, because opt-in requires a contextual, informed, purpose-specific YES - across real multi-vendor stacks - and a single browser signal can’t express or evidence that.AI Verified source (Feb 2026)
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The verified quote directly argues browser/OS signals cannot replace contextual, informed opt-in consent.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 29min ago
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Christiansen says browser/OS signals cannot replace contextual, informed opt-in, opposing the statement.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 29min ago
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Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen’s LinkedIn comment contains this exact objection that browser/OS signals cannot replace informed opt-in.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 30min ago
replying to Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen