Predicting associations with Alzheimer's Disease, accidentally [video]youtube.com1 points·by mikrosom·5 anni fa·0 comments
The NYT, Reuters and others are storing tracking cookies without consenttwitter.com16 points·by mikrosom·6 anni fa·0 comments
Slack stores browser cookies without user consenttwitter.com95 points·by mikrosom·6 anni fa·115 comments
mikrosom·5 anni fa·discussLooks like this could have been discovered at least ~2 years ago? https://twitter.com/yazijys/status/1377219533392449542
mikrosom·6 anni fa·discussI still struggle to see how cookies set for spiceworks.com or linkedin.com are for "technical" purposes of just serving a landing page.
mikrosom·6 anni fa·discussWithout looking at the contents, would you argue non-Slack cookies (linkedin.com, techtarget.net, etc.) are essential for site functionality?
mikrosom·6 anni fa·discussI'd also be interested in an elaboration. It isn't much about the violation of the law itself but the violation of privacy; why do I have linkedin.com, spiceworks.com, techtarget.com, godknowswhat.com suspiciously dumping cookies in my browser?
mikrosom·6 anni fa·discussExactly. It's surprising how many bestselling books are full of similar false analogies that one would fall to on a first or even second read.