Comment by IanCal
1 day ago
It’s not about cookies. It’s about what the site is allowed to do with your data. Cookies are an implementation detail.
It’s baffling we’re having this misunderstanding on this site in 2026 still.
1 day ago
It’s not about cookies. It’s about what the site is allowed to do with your data. Cookies are an implementation detail.
It’s baffling we’re having this misunderstanding on this site in 2026 still.
Is there any other way to get that data? It's clearly about cookies but it's specifically about tracking cookies.
Supercookies: <https://www.comparitech.com/identity-theft-protection/superc...> <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/new-cookie-technologie...> <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/verizon-x-uidh>
Browser fingerprinting / Panopticlick: <https://ssd.eff.org/module/what-fingerprinting> <https://panopticlick.org/>
On-device identifiers --- Google AdID (GAID), Apple IDFA, etc.: <https://developer.transmitsecurity.com/guides/risk/secure_de...> <https://geraguard.com/blog/how-device-fingerprinting-works-m...> <https://alejandrocordon.com/blog/2025/01/18/unique-identifie...>.
Sure but these are all the same thing as cookies.
And BYW, browser headers can even be a violation if it's determined that you are using them for tracking users in a way that violates ePrivacy demands.
It's still a cookies thing.