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Originally Posted by ruff
So far as I'm aware, the major browser require you to enable the privacy feature. A lot of mainstream sites rely on cookies as well. The browsing experience basically sucks with the privacy feature enabled. So I don't see it becoming popular enough to impact my affiliate sales.
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No it won't impact your sales as a sponsor. In fact you will actually gain more sales from your affiliates without having to pay them. Even without cookies you'll still get credit for surfers who join your sites. It's the affiliates who get ripped off.
You say it shouldn't negatively impact your affiliate sales but it definitely will not be having a positive impact on affiliates. Even if the number is 5% that's still 5% more that the affiliate is losing and sending the sponsor for free without compensation. 5% here, 5% there, 5% a year ago, 5% when this browser enables the feature by default etc and before you know it the affiliate is losing 30% of sales sent while the sponsor laughs all the way to the bank with what used to be the affiliate's money.
It's almost like having an account with a bank who will not credit you for any deposits if the last digit of the minute during which the deposit transaction is made is a 1, 2, or 3. This would be considered outrageous and unacceptable. It's time for affiliates to demand some changes.