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The question I keep asking myself is why tracking and cookies can't be handled at the browser level?
by thepangolino 6y ago
The question I keep asking myself is why tracking and cookies can't be handled at the browser level?
- xingyzt 6y agoIt's exactly how the text-only Lynx browser handles them. I really wish Firefox would implement the same thing.
- tsimionescu 6y agoYou can configure your browsers not to accept any cookies, or not to accept 3rd party cookies. These may or may not break many sites. Tracking more generally is not something that can be prevented by a browser which executes code written by the tracker, and must give that code access to the internet. Even if the SOP was completely enforced, trackers can still store the information on the origin server. Even if the browser doesn't expose any tracking information, the tracker can still measure all sorts of information which may be unique to your system, especially in concert with your IP address.
- the_other 6y agoOne facet of this: the dominant browser manufacturer is the dominant tracking body.