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Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by icebraining on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:28AM (#16865691)
I don't disagree that the policy was a failure, I just disagree with your specific point made in the previous post.
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Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by fwn on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:39AM (#16865731)
Hmm. I'm not sure I can follow.

The browser not being able to distinguish between essential and non-essential cookies does not change the fact that cookies are and were entirely voluntary.

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Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by icebraining on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @04:51AM (#16865782)
Right, but there's no reason to think the legislators didn't know that, because their goal was not to prevent the use of all cookies.
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Re:Facebook Container for Firefox by pista on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @05:57AM (#16866035)
They thought that sites would stop using tracking cookies. But most sites use google analytics.
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