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		hackernewds on May 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple and Google deliver support for unwanted trac... Your anecdata is not data

peddling-brink on May 14, 2024 | [–]

But it serves to counter a ridiculous sweeping generalization.

kibwen on May 14, 2024 | | [–]

Anecdata suffices to counter anecdata.

freedomben on May 14, 2024 | [–]

It is when it's countering other anecdata. If anyone has actual data then by all means show it and that will trump the anecdata, but without that, anecdata is all we have.

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