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Because the EU knows that you don't need cookies or client cooperation to track people as there is enough information the client sends (and has to send for func
by Nextgrid 4y ago
Because the EU knows that you don't need cookies or client cooperation to track people as there is enough information the client sends (and has to send for functional purposes - think IP address, user-agent, browser fingerprint) to reidentify it down the line even without a persistent identifier.
If you think clearing cookies will defuse industrial-scale spyware from the likes of Facebook, Google or the various data brokers:
1) Don't waste your time clearing them; modern browsers already heavily restrict third-party cookie access and clear them on their own
2) I have a bridge to sell you