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> ...Going forward, we will be building an option to opt out of using this partner ID... One should be opted out by default and the option should be build to opt in.
i dont know why this is getting downvoted
Because for this specific bit of data, the value that it's set to by default has zero privacy impact whatsoever. So getting upset over nothing and yelling at a CEO who gave a great explanation of what's going on is incredibly counterproductive behavior.