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gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 24 7:11 pm    Post subject: Third party cookies Reply with quote
    

What are they?
Apparently my tablet has blocked them ...

 
jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28239
Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 24 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Basically iirc correctly when you visit here, some first party cookies are used to recall your login, where you are on posts and other stuff to help you.

Third party cookies are from advertisers on sites you visit which track you for their benefit.

 
gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8963
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 24 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

So for their benefit not mine..ok 🙂
Not sure how or why it started but I'm not complaining

 
dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes
PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 24 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

possibly a browser upgrade included a 3rd party cookie eater among the privacy and security features

the decent ones often do

 
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