Re:No Cookie for You
by notriddle on Thursday December 17, 2020 @02:19PM
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> Why not just let browsers controls who sets what cookies?
Because it doesn't have anything to do with cookies. You don't need a banner if you use CSRF cookies, you don't need a banner if you use them for stuff like CloudFlare's anti-DDoS script, and you certainly don't need a banner if your site requires cookies for basic functionality like logging in.
The browser can't possibly tell what the server is doing with its cookies. It might even be using a single cookie as CSRF protection and ad tracking at the same time.
Because it doesn't have anything to do with cookies. You don't need a banner if you use CSRF cookies, you don't need a banner if you use them for stuff like CloudFlare's anti-DDoS script, and you certainly don't need a banner if your site requires cookies for basic functionality like logging in.
The browser can't possibly tell what the server is doing with its cookies. It might even be using a single cookie as CSRF protection and ad tracking at the same time.