I saw Tom Scott’s video about how cookies are how your computer talks to the server and all that and fingerprinting and stuff, but you’re supposed to be able to say no to cookies, right? Most websites don’t have an option to say no. I’ve noticed that I usually get a banner that just says “accept all cookies” at the bottom of the website, but you can use the website anyways. Knowing the world we live in, I assume the cookies are active even if you never click the accept button? I’m guessing there’s some loophole thing that’s like “by using our site you agree to cookies even if you don’t push accept” or something.
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Unfortunately It’s a bit like asking ‘how long is a peice of string?’ Cookies may have come to be primarily associated with things like user tracking, the reality is they’re a fairly generic internet technology. What will happen if you block them will depend on –
– What the cookie is being used for
– How the website has been written
– What web browser you’re using.
Effects could vary from the site fails to function, or even render properly, all the way through to no discernable effect at all.
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