Tweet · 4 Feb 2022, 16:02 UTC

Replying to @swan_community and @iamameliacarter

As you can see, @iamameliacarter, SWAN is basically a blend of AdChoices and the TCF. It purports to prevent monopolies by doubling-down on the approach that gave us monopolies in the first place. Even the comms focus is reheated.

Replying to an earlier tweet of mine

Google's blog post doesn't start off very well. "Transparency and control" sounds great, but it's what companies say when they don't want privacy. It means "we know we're doing things you won't like, that we've set a default you don't want, and that most of you won't change it."
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