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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by wwalexander on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @09:29AM (#38084512)
Enough ID-less cookies become a de facto ID pretty quickly. ID cookies are just the easiest method of fingerprinting users.
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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by mafuy on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:13AM (#38085159)
This is one of the most harmless uses of a cookie one could imagine. It can only be used to identify someone in combination with other fingerprinting techniques, but applying those without consent would be illegal. Accordingly, its danger can be entirely dismissed here.
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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by plagiarist on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:45AM (#38085647)
Only if one actively uses them that way, in defiance of the laws in question.
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