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Internet's biggest annoyance: Cookie laws should target browsers, not websites

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582 points SweetSoftPillow | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.291s | source
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baggachipz ◴[22 Oct 25 13:08 UTC] No.45668535[source]▶
Since there are a handful (maybe dozens) of companies who implement this popup feature as a service (e.g. CookieYes), a browser plugin to automate the "no to all" could be handy. That is, the plugin would know the provider and navigate the labyrinth of settings to disable all of them.
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1. jmbwell ◴[22 Oct 25 13:13 UTC] No.45668601[source]▶
And then a handful of companies can offer a service to let advertisers punch through the plugins. And then another plugin could block that!

Thing is you’re probably right. The modern web is made of middlemen inserting themselves into user experiences to divert and extract revenue from the primary stream between consumer and producer. There’s always room for another layer.