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Re:Tell HN: I wish “we use cookies” messages could be global... by userbinator on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @10:11AM (#9764707)
At least for Firefox, the cookie preferences feature has been neglected for years. It's hidden beyond an increasing number of clicks and has long standing bugs (for instance, my whitelist of sites I allow cookies from is wiped each time Firefox upgrades)

I think the fact that they're actually making it harder with each new UI revision - and trying to make it go away in some sense - is a sign that their interests are not aligned with those of their users' desire for privacy. It's not so surprising, really, as their revenue largely comes from an ad-supported search engine, and so they would not want to be defeating ad-networks' tracking by making cookie management/blocking easier...

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Re:Tell HN: I wish “we use cookies” messages could be global... by Karunamon on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @10:41AM (#9764904)
That's not a really fair assumption - I recall the stated reason for this change (and the removal of another few checkboxes, like ones that disable javascript and images globally) is that idiot users would turn it off for some reason, and then complain that sites don't work right.

As much as I hate the idea of protecting people from themselves, there's some merit to this.

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Re:Tell HN: I wish “we use cookies” messages could be global... by NeutronBoy on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @07:45PM (#9768580)
Or, they're not putting it front and centre because it's a feature only used by a limited number of (power) users, and generally only set once after install and never looked at again?
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