> There already is a better solution and always has been, it's called setting co...

CodeGlitch on Dec 12, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why have we accepted the cookie pop-up sit...

> There already is a better solution and always has been, it's called setting cookie preferences at the browser level and then leaving it.

This. I've always had 3rd party cookies disabled at the browser level, and never noticed any website breaking. The "solution" by the EU has been terrible, and everyone just clicks "accept all".

Nursie on Dec 12, 2021 [–]

3rd party cookies are orthoganal to tracking. There are tracking methods that don't need them, or need any cookie.