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Comment by Alexander Hanff
British privacy advocate and data-protection consultant based in Malta.
Microsoft at the time felt that it would be better to have a solution which the user could control at the browser level (actively block connections to parties in the list) rather than rely on an honour based system.AI Verified source (Sep 7, 2021)
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The verified source discusses browser-level user control as an alternative to honor-based tracking signals, directly relevant to automated browser privacy signals.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2h ago
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Hanff favors user-controlled browser-level blocking rather than honor-based signals, supporting browser/device privacy controls.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2h ago
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Alexander Hanff’s LinkedIn article (7 Sep 2021) contains this exact statement about Microsoft browser-level control.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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replying to Alexander Hanff