If you can, use Firefox.

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    1 year ago

    The Federated Learning of Cohorts and now the Topics API are part of a plan to pitch an “alternative” tracking platform, and Google argues that there has to be a tracking alternative—you can’t just not be spied on.

    lmao what the fuck kind of dystopia are we living in

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      1 year ago

      So this means that the internet could have always worked fine without invasive cookies and everything they told us about it being impossible was just a lie.

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        1 year ago

        Cookies serve important purposes for doing things like keeping you signed in as you navigate through multiple pages on a site.

        The issue is that most parts of the internet were developed by people more interested in all the cool stuff you could do with it, and not at all concerned about the potential misuse by large multi billion dollar corporations.

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            Cookies are a part of the http protocol and the server side design of the websites themselves. You can’t just replace them with a password manager on your individual client.

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              no a password manager can’t replace cookies, Like a JPEG can’t replace a 2 hour long film.

              I have however forgone cookies for the most part. Great for privacy.

              I’d recommend keepassxc, bookmarking and some addons like ublock, no script, libredirect. Most sites still work and the few that don’t aren’t worth my time

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      It’d make the world a better place, but a big company would make slightly less money, therefore it’s unthinkable to even attempt it.

      See also: vehicle emissions standards