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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8951
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 24 7:11 pm Post subject: Third party cookies
What are they? Apparently my tablet has blocked them ...

jema
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 28238
Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 24 6:00 am Post subject:
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: 8951
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 24 7:59 am Post subject:
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: 46245
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 24 11:23 am Post subject:
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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