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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, so e.g. you open site A without a VPN and then later, site B with a VPN on the same browser.
Your browser is now recognised and site B may sell you ads based on what you did on site A, or maybe region-block you based on your IP with site A.