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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
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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: 8879
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
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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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