Apple is planning to remove the Do Not Track feature from the Safari web browser with the next major updates of macOS Mojave and iOS. With versions 10.14.4 and 12.2 of these operating systems, respectively, the Do Not Track feature will no longer be available.

Introduced in 2014, Do Not Track was added to Apple’s browsers and told websites that you didn’t want to be tracked, or have your web browsing followed across multiple sites. According to Apple, “it’s up to the website to honor this request.”

Do Not Track has proved to be essentially useless, as most websites simply ignore it. And, the existence of this feature can help trackers create a fingerprint of your web browser. This fingerprinting uses a number of variables in your browser and operating system to create what can be a unique profile capable of identifying you.

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