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		smartbit on June 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staf... I accept them and have cookies & other persistent data deleted by some App, plugin or the browser (iCab). Works for me.

Nextgrid on June 8, 2019 [–]

Note that accepting this also allows them to use other methods (like browser fingerprinting) to stalk you.

I'm assuming that's what they're relying on, as cookies have been severely restricted by browsers & privacy add-ons even in the past.

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