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Re:Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web bro... by selcuka on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @02:51AM (#44177855)
Fair point, but "cookies" didn't mean anything to the average user either, and "cookie consent" banners are the norm now.
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Re:Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users' web bro... by Vinnl on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @07:34AM (#44179565)
I think very few people would argue that cookie consent banners in the form in which they are the norm are a good thing just like permission prompts for microphone access are.
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