Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites

Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by szszrk on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:18AM (#45668676)

My default firefox settings rejected content tracker and in the end no cookies were created at all, plus there was just one failed CDN request outside original domain.

Not bad.

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by Nextgrid on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:41AM (#45669019)

Don't worry, you are still being tracked by IP + browser fingerprinting... and using a browser with a low single-digit marketshare stands out like a sore thumb.

(which is also why framing GDPR discussions around cookies misses the point - the point is to determine the user's consent to being tracked regardless of technical ability, whether cookies, IP address, fingerprinting, or even some magic crystal ball)

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by GJim on Thursday October 23, 2025 @08:30AM (#45681071)

> being tracked by IP + browser fingerprinting

That is also illegal under the GDPR; you cannot track me without my explicit opt-in consent, whither by 'cookies' or other means.

I continue to be astounded how little grasp some HN readers (a technical news site!) have of the GDPR.

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by Nextgrid on Friday October 24, 2025 @11:25AM (#45695627)

I am aware it is illegal, and yet just like for cookie-based tracking, everyone gets away with it.

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