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Firefox allows Google to use cross-site cookies by default despite claiming to block all of them OOTB (wetdry.world)

submitted 3 months ago by sunglocto@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Did you know? Despite claiming to block all cross-site cookies out of the box, Firefox automatically allows Google to use them in your browser should you log in to one of their services.

The browser only lets you know about this once it happens, and it's on you to notice the permissions icon appearing in the URL bar. There is a link to a paragraph on a help page explaining this behaviour, but it seemingly goes unmentioned pretty much everywhere else on the internet.

This surprised me, especially considering Firefox's stance on privacy. I was even more surprised that this is done without consent. If this is for usability, Firefox should at least warn the user before this happens.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

People have been up in arms for every new "flavor of the month" browser that boasts better security, or some new privacy thing, and Firefox not offering it. Also, the freakout about Mozilla enabling "ad-tracking" was wildly misunderstood and overblown by the privacy nuts, but started a slew of these "WELLFFDIDTHISTHINGBLETRRGGHWAAAHHHHHHH"

It's all overblown in my opinion.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"flavor of the month" browser

"flavor of the month" ~browser~ Chromium

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well I would have just said Chromium then, but that's not what I said.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think they meant that they are chromium based.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I got the sarcasm. Just saying that wasn't my point at all.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you've lost your entire user base except the privacy nuts, you should be very careful about your messaging because they're your only demographic left.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

It's not clear who you are referring to. Privacy nuts seem to hate every browser that exists at the moment. I even see people pissed an Librewolf for one thing or another.

Fact of the matter is that the browser is less the problem, and the contents they consume are, yet people are unwilling to just stop interacting with the sites that cause their concerns. There's no way to win with everyone.