cookie banners make me want to toss my computer out the window tbh - you think w...

troupo · on April 30, 2025

> you think we'll ever get to a point where browsers just handle all this

1. The Do Not Track header set by browsers was used by sites to fingerprint and track users.

2. World's largest tracking and advertising company is also making the world's most popular browser.

and

3. GDPR was adopted 9 years ago

So the answer to your question is: no, they never will.

Exhibit A: Google assumes Chrome is just another service to track you: https://x.com/dmitriid/status/1908951546869498085

Exhibit B: Chrome's "more private web" sells your browsing data and behaviour by default: https://x.com/dmitriid/status/1664682689591377923