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Blocking cookies. As in, the cookie gets ignored instead of being stored. No cookie returned to the server on future requests. Of course there’s also “use the c
by jagged-chisel 3y ago
Blocking cookies. As in, the cookie gets ignored instead of being stored. No cookie returned to the server on future requests. Of course there’s also “use the cookies for this session and delete them later.”
In any case, “blocking” cookies is not the same as blocking ads.
- judge2020 3y agoBlocking just cookies isn't necessarily achieving the goal of blocking tracking, though, since the idea is that ad networks commonly fingerprint you and combine any of those signals with your IP address to enable cookie-less tracking and ad targeting.
- jagged-chisel 3y agoSure. But you responded with a question that didn’t acknowledge what the commenter said. They said they block tracking cookies, but didn’t claim to block tracking. Actual blocking tracking is indeed a whole other conversation.