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Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by csunbird on Monday May 31, 2021 @04:33AM (#27341675)
But, unfortunately, even if you auto delete cookies, by accepting or not objecting "Legitimate interest for anti-fraud purposes" allow browser fingerprinting scripts to be run and does not require cookies to be present.

Yes, the advertising companies are that evil.

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Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by tpxl on Monday May 31, 2021 @04:51AM (#27341812)
Is there any indication those scripts are not run until you click you accept?
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Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by csunbird on Monday May 31, 2021 @04:55AM (#27341840)
No, some of the sites even think that this falls into "Essential" category, as ad fraud is a crime, creating a loop hole.
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Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by sneak on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:02AM (#27341902)
That's where NoScript and uBlock Origin come in.
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