Re:Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
by account42 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @05:07AM
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There is no regulation mandating cookie consent overlays - websites are free to not abuse cookies to track their users.
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Re:Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies
by alentist on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:25PM
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> There is no regulation mandating cookie consent overlays
Yes there is. A mugging is still a mugging even if the victim is "free" to give their wallet.
> websites are free to not abuse cookies to track their users.
You're free to not use such websites.
I dislike tracking and avoid being tracked myself. But this absolutely is a regulation and it's immensely disingenuous to pretend otherwise.