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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by samat on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:56AM (#19387264)
If only we had a browser API which would identify user preference on tracking!

Oh wait https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track

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Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop by dmitriid on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:30AM (#19387403)
Oh wait. It's now used for fingerprinting and tracking, and Safari is removing it: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safari_release_not...

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Removed support for the expired Do Not Track standard to prevent potential use as a fingerprinting variable.

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