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Finally. Third party cookies provide almost zero value for users. Only use case is for log in on iframe-embedded apps such as Discus comment boards, but the one
by Too 14y ago
Finally. Third party cookies provide almost zero value for users. Only use case is for log in on iframe-embedded apps such as Discus comment boards, but the ones you use yourself can be counted on one hand so adding exceptions isn't such a big issue. Adding some UI that shows that you are logged in to Discus on a particular web page would just good imo. I think the "From visited" option is an excellent trade off as a transition period until a better option for embedded authentication is available.
- chez17 14y ago> Third party cookies provide almost zero value for users. I don't like third party cookies either, but this is false. Your information is worth something to the right people. The websites you visit, mostly free, can make money off that information. The value to the user are free websites that provide you entertainment/content/etc... and are able to stay free because they are utilizing this as a revenue stream. We all know there are other ways, perhaps more moral ways, but to say it provides nothing to the user is false. It funds the websites you're visiting.
- troymc 14y agoWhile that's often true, many (most?) users have no idea that they're making this deal (i.e. "I let you store your cookies on my computer and in return I get free stuff."). The European "cookie law" has caused many websites to give better notice that they're planting cookies, but it's rarely clear how those cookies are being used. There is a better way. What if I purposefully signaled my intent to potential sellers, rather than having them guess what I want (based on their data about me)? Amazon wish lists are an example (although they'd be better if I stored the list in a place of my choice, where I control who sees what, and I'm told who looks). For more on this idea, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_relationship_management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_relationship_management
- belorn 14y agoLet ad companies and ad supported SaS do what they are good at - Targeted ads. Target people who want the ads. Give those people the services of easy access to new products, and leave people who do not click on ads alone. There is a simple answer to all this. Its called opt-in. If you need to harass and track users who do not want ads, then either the targeted ads are not targeted enough, or its a failed business model. Time to show which one it is.
- taf2 14y agowhat about in the context of a widget. I built a reservation widget and we used third party cookies to help keep your order available as you might load the widget on other sites. It was not an Ad, but for casino websites, they would have multiple domains one for each casino but shared the same reservation system... blocking third party cookies pretty much breaks the widget...
- cjensen 14y agoSafari has blocked third-party cookies for many years. I've never noticed any problems in real world use.
- Too 14y agoIf you are already logged in to the casino site, authentication can be done through the query string to the iframe. . I've browsed with 3'd party cookies disabled for years and very very rarely had any problem. I wouldn't say never, certain widgets do break, but those are less than one in a thousand. Only one i can recall from the top of my head is Discus. For Discus, authenticating through the parent site will be an issue since one of the reasons for using Discus is to avoid many different logins.