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582 points SweetSoftPillow | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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rustc ◴[22 Oct 25 12:29 UTC] No.45668037[source]▶

Or just ban this kind of data collection. Is there any reason anyone would willingly click "Accept" when a website asks to share your data with 500+ partner sites?

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Xss3 ◴[22 Oct 25 12:47 UTC] No.45668260[source]▶

>>45668037 #

Some websites, mostly news outlets, can legally withhold access completely, and do, unless you accept all cookies or pay for membership.

If my 'data' is a no logs vpn address with a privacy hardened browser running in a VM on an isolated VLAN with encrypted DNS then why wouldn't I just laugh and click accept cookies in a sandboxed tab (so said cookies only exist for that tab and are cleared when it is closed.

What youre saying most users dont have this level of privacy by default? Why not?

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1. jamespo ◴[22 Oct 25 12:49 UTC] No.45668283[source]▶

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There could be a multitude of reasons, mobile browsing for example.

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