I see this as a predominantly moral issue. Google seems to expose itself as the people whom I don’t want to be tracked by by engaging in shady behavior. That is exactly the problem.
Yes, anyone who wants to can circumvent it anyway, but that doesn’t stop us from judging those who do so negatively†. Google can be held accountable in this case (by, for example, complaining loudly about what they do) and there is nothing wrong with doing so. Just because it’s possible doesn’t mean it’s right.
That the protocol sucks is in that context a separate and unrelated issue. It may be security theater, but that doesn’t make Google’s behavior any more moral†.
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† Insert clever analogy here. I’m too lazy to think about one, though.
Yes, anyone who wants to can circumvent it anyway, but that doesn’t stop us from judging those who do so negatively†. Google can be held accountable in this case (by, for example, complaining loudly about what they do) and there is nothing wrong with doing so. Just because it’s possible doesn’t mean it’s right.
That the protocol sucks is in that context a separate and unrelated issue. It may be security theater, but that doesn’t make Google’s behavior any more moral†.
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† Insert clever analogy here. I’m too lazy to think about one, though.