Google Chrome to remove detailed cookie and site data controls

Post by renewiltord » Fri, Sep 03, 2021, 9:28 PM UTC

canada_dry wrote: post #131

crazygringo wrote: post #121

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Exactly this. All the functionality is already built into Chrome right here: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/devtools/storage/cookies/ Contrary to the headline, Chrome isn't removing the ability to do anything -- they're just removing it from the preferences interface, where I'm not sure it really ever made sense to include in the first place. Truly, editing/deleting individual cookies isn't something any regular u…

> deleting individual cookies isn't something any regular user ever needs to do I disagree. A problem just recently with a gov site req'd you delete their cookies to resolve it (as an interim solution until they get around some year to fix the issue).

Post by renewiltord » Fri, Sep 03, 2021, 9:30 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #130

foota wrote: post #82

I don't get why people think this is a move with some agenda, most likely they just don't think enough people use the single cookie deletion functionality to warrant having it in the settings vs the dev tools.

Maybe it's changed, but walking a customer through clearing some specific cookies was a common help desk thing. To deal with shitty websites...PayPal had this problem for a long time where you would get an obscure error until you manually cleared a cookie. This will be harder, especially where you need to clear cookies on different domains like a login page, saml page, account page, etc.

Post by SquareWheel » Fri, Sep 03, 2021, 9:31 PM UTC

qutreM wrote: post #128

foota wrote: post #82

I don't get why people think this is a move with some agenda, most likely they just don't think enough people use the single cookie deletion functionality to warrant having it in the settings vs the dev tools.

Chrome in 10 years will be like a TV... all you will be able to do is switch between a few hundred channels

Post by brnt » Fri, Sep 03, 2021, 9:38 PM UTC

techrat wrote: post #91

kortex wrote: post #43

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Or Brave. Safari gives me too many issues. Brave has all the compatibility you'd expect from chromium.

Brave is just a shitcoin mining, referral link hijacking reskin of Chrome.

Post by munro » Fri, Sep 03, 2021, 9:41 PM UTC

zmmmmm wrote: post #146

We're getting into the scary space now where it's becoming feasible for sites to insist on Chrome and drop support for other browsers. I've hit two such apps in the last month where not only did the app not work on FireFox, but the experience was completely broken (blank page, etc). So they aren't even bothering with enough testing to put up a "please use chrome" message. I use FireFox for everything personal and Chr…