Posted on 05/09/2013 2:39:15 AM PDT by LibWhacker
Jonathan Mayer is the man who turned off third-party cookies in upcoming versions of Firefox. (Cookies are the little bits of code that web sites drop onto your browser as you surf so that advertisers can target you with ads.)
He just told AdExchanger that he no longer cares what advertisers think about privacy and cookies, because they've lost that debate.
His Twitter account has been a brutal stream of sarcasm about advertisers who want a solution that leaves cookies in place.
Mayer's move has angered advertisers, who were in the midst of negotiations for an industry-wide standard on tracking cookies when it happened. Advertisers want the cookies left on by default, with an option for users to turn them off if they want more privacy. The Firefox move keeps them off by default, and users must choose to turn them on.
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There is something sad about someone whose life is so empty that it can be made happier by reading ads and by shopping.
Don’t use Google, etc.. Use this one, no cookies, no tracking, very private;
THANKS!
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bfl
WHile cookies do have some uses I am ok with [identifying me as “principled” so I can post for example], cookies TO ME seem to have a ton more bad things about them.
I do like being able to turn them off and on individually. And golly, still no shortage of refi adds.
Scripts too. FR only runs google analytics. Most sites try to run 10 and cross site scripts are everywhere. FF allows me to select/deselect those too. Son few cookies and almost no scrips, I really see no banners or any moving adds. Makes these internets almost ok.
Allowing all cookies and scripts is like going to Chicago at night and walking around anywhere - with no protection. It’s not going to end well.
Want FR to be able to know what you’ve seen, and when you have new pings available? Then FR needs cookies enabled for their site. It’s that simple. Many sites need that to work properly. That’s a very different thing from having 12 cookies accessed when browsing an ad-heavy site.
Ghostery™ sees the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.
Yep, used it for years.
Have been using IXQuick recently since you or another FReeper recommended it. Works well enough but doesn’t always give me very many links to choose. Wonder why. Still using it as default search engine.
I didn't say otherwise.
Only that the new version of Fire Fox will come with cookies disabled and you must enable cookies to browse F.R. while signed in.
I will tell you what it is, and you shouldn’t really criticize, there are many bad people out there who have devastated good people. Shopping for something online makes the buyer feel as though they have some relevance, some element of control in the swirling maelstrom of evil in which they find themselves flailing around. It really doesn’t help but there is a moment of gratification.
No need to worry about that. The first time you visit FR with the new Firefox it will ask you if you want cookies enabled for this site. Check yes and you’re golden.
You control that. You give permission, in other words, for FR to leave cookies. This article is about all the commercially-created cookies you don't even know about.
so FF will ask per website? some I need cookies for.
Ghostery
Ghostery™ sees the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.
For some reason, Ghostery™ disables “Discus.” Too bad, because lots of websites seem to be moving to that for their “Comments” section.
Yes. In addition, the very capable coder of this site will be able to insert laguage telling Firefox to allow the cookies. So it’s really a non-issue.
We have FireFox, Chrome, and Explorer at work. Not all sites work equally well with all browsers.
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