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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by ihuman on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @03:58PM (#19383045)
How would that solve anything? The comment you are replying to doesn't want to be asked for permission for cookies. The commentor wants all the cookie requests to be accepted automatically.
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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by jsharf on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:01PM (#19383101)
He's suggesting making the decision once, per-browser, not per-website, whether or not to allow cookies. Then the browser can include this information in the HTTP header, so the website never needs to ask you.
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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by ihuman on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:11PM (#19383229)
Oh, Ok. I initially read it as the browsers should ask the user whenever they send personally identifying info, which is basically the status quo. Thanks for correcting me.
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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by contravariant on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:16PM (#19383282)
I mean, making the decision per-website is fine as well if that's what you prefer.

Most importantly though a browser can remember you declined cookies.

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