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Re:EU privacy agency urges more safeguards to curb U.S. tech... by fauigerzigerk on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:07AM (#26115125)
That would mean getting every single cookie banner, insterstitial ad, newsletter begging screen, country selection, TOS confirmation, etc, on every single visit.
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Re:EU privacy agency urges more safeguards to curb U.S. tech... by throwawayboise on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:08PM (#26115847)
That's what I do. I use Firefox, set to delete cookies, cache, and history when I close the browser, and also uBlock Origin. I close the browser frequently, often between sites, certainly before/after visiting my banking site or anything like that.
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Re:EU privacy agency urges more safeguards to curb U.S. tech... by badjeans on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:11AM (#26115173)
A lot of those can be blocked with e.g. ublock (the "annoyances" filters, not on by default)
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Re:EU privacy agency urges more safeguards to curb U.S. tech... by fauigerzigerk on Friday February 12, 2021 @11:20AM (#26115257)
Yes but apples_oranges suggested that deleting cookies was an alternative to more complex/advanced technical solutions.
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