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The thing with ideas like this is that it'll all boil down to one thing: opt-in or opt-out. If it's opt-in, hidden inside browsers settings, effectively no-one
by sandstrom 5y ago
The thing with ideas like this is that it'll all boil down to one thing: opt-in or opt-out.
If it's opt-in, hidden inside browsers settings, effectively no-one will use it (e.g. current cookie blocking settings).
If it's opt-out everyone will use it (see e.g. Apple's recent "This app is asking to track you across the internet, do you want to allow it?".
Question is, why make it complicated with a spec like this. Better to just agree to block all cookies, or to allow cookies.
- ketzu 5y ago> Better to just agree to block all cookies, or to allow cookies. But I want some cookies and some I do not. Also I don't want non-cookie based tracking either. Having a binary choice for a subcategory is not very helpful to me.
- 1_player 5y agoIf it's opt-in, it's another bit of information to uniquely identify you (like Do-Not-Track is today.) If it's opt-out and everyone will use it, ad companies will completely ignore this spec and keep tracking you. The Internet is entirely in the hands of an advertising company. 90% of Internet users use Chrome and/or Android? Add Google Search and it's probably like 98%. Good luck with changing the status quo.