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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by Nextgrid on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:39AM (#45668986)
Why is Microsoft's implementation a problem? Having the setting default to a safe value is the rational choice.

It's like saying having a secure OS/browser would deprive malware authors of revenue, and thus vulnerabilities should be preserved unless the user explicitly opts into patching them.

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by bradleyy on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:10PM (#45671311)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track#Internet_Explorer...

This combined with governments ignoring it, and actively enforcing GPC... it's questionable whether compliance is necessary (I still suggest treating it the same as a GPC signal).

But future work and effort should be put towards the GPC signal.

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by TheCoelacanth on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:30AM (#45670649)
Yeah, and according to most privacy laws, not tracking should be the default.
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