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Because those cookies are cleared when the tab is closed and most of the major ad networks (Google, Amazon) forget who you are when that happens. Why worry about it?
Lol. Do they really.
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For those, I wanted an extension that replaced data on the cookies with some random data at every access Enjoy tracking that
There’s the added joy that some poorly written data munger is going to crash when it receives session tokens that never existed.
Or, if you already use uBlock Origin and would rather use its performant, customizable, extensible filtering capabilities instead of adding (and trusting!) yet another addon, just check the "EasyList Cookie" list in your Filter Lists :) .
How do you stay logged in without cookies? Aren’t they vital to logging in anywhere?
The consent popups you see aren't just about cookies though. They want (and sometimes illegally force) you to consent to processing of your personal information for reasons beyond just providing you with a service (or more commonly just reading an article). Cookies might be one technical means to assist with that, but it's not the only means.
I don't care about all the other stuff the popups are about either. The popups are pointless, click-through damage and they serve no purpose. The laws that caused them to exist are equally pointless. There is no measurable benefit to any of this privacy theater and no less tracking is occurring since the advent of all of these pointless popups.
The consent popups you see aren't just about cookies though. They want (and sometimes illegally force) you to consent to processing of your personal information for reasons beyond just providing you with a service (or more commonly just reading an article). Cookies might be one technical means to assist with that, but it's not the only means.
If they’re complying with the law this is absolute bullshit. You can just hit your browser back button or close the tab/window. Stop using “force” in a way that involves your choice to participate.
How do you stay logged in without cookies? Aren’t they vital to logging in anywhere?
Some sites use localstorage instead of cookies for session tracking.
""" Cookies and local storage serve different purposes. Cookies are primarily for reading server-side, local storage can only be read by the client-side. So the question is, in your app, who needs this data — the client or the server?
If it's your client (your JavaScript), then by all means switch. You're wasting bandwidth by sending all the data in each HTTP header.
If it's your server, local storage isn't so useful because you'd have to forward the data along somehow (with Ajax or hidden form fields or something). This might be okay if the server only needs a small subset of the total data for each request. """
So I guess server-side no-JS applications are going to be caught in this crossfire?
[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3220660/local-storage-vs...
The consent popups you see aren't just about cookies though. They want (and sometimes illegally force) you to consent to processing of your personal information for reasons beyond just providing you with a service (or more commonly just reading an article). Cookies might be one technical means to assist with that, but it's not the only means.
It does seem like the GDPR is being exploited to manipulate how users consent in a way that benefits the website's online ad scheme more than the user's experience.
If I were drafting a GDPR, I would standardise the consent mechanism and not allow for much creativity. Ideally IMO the consent process, e.g., each pop-up, should be so predictable that consent/denial of consent could be automated. Asking users to read terms, and engage in some sort of interactive consent is not practicable. Users will just click "OK" or whatever they need to in order to make the pop-up go away. Website developers know this and it should be no surpise if they are taking advantage of that to sneek in all manner of one-sided terms.
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Lol. Do they really.
Yes, they do. Google doesn't use fingerprinting for ads. Go look at the privacy policy.