Here's an example of a complete loss of privacy due to the browser's willingness to allow data to be egressed via predictive text. There's no fingerprinting required.
In the example below, I _almost_ made online reservation for a hotel room. I competed the form, but then had second thoughts because of the endless stream of spam that results from providing an email address. I _closed_ the browser window _before_ submitting the form.
I _thought_ my data stayed within my security boundary, but within a day or two, the emails started arriving. It seems my data was egressed without my knowledge or consent. It resulted in the endless stream of spam I was trying to avoid. Also notice the ad says "We noticed you were on our site...".
Here's an example of a complete loss of privacy due to the browser's willingness to allow data to be egressed via predictive text. There's no fingerprinting required.
In the example below, I _almost_ made online reservation for a hotel room. I competed the form, but then had second thoughts because of the endless stream of spam that results from providing an email address. I _closed_ the browser window _before_ submitting the form.
I _thought_ my data stayed within my security boundary, but within a day or two, the emails started arriving. It seems my data was egressed without my knowledge or consent. It resulted in the endless stream of spam I was trying to avoid. Also notice the ad says "We noticed you were on our site...".