Firefox Rolls Out Total Cookie Protection By Default | The Mozilla Blog
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Updated Aug. 28, 2024. Take back your privacy Firefox is rolling out Total Cookie Protection by default to more Firefox users worldwide, making Firefox the
      • everett@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        That’s great, but what’s the update? The Lemmy cross-posts from two years ago have the same title.

        update: I read the post and the last paragraph talks about the full blocking of third-party cookies as a thing that’s “starting in 2024” (future tense). So my best guess is it’s that, but whatever the August 28th update was could have cleared all this up.

        • LWD@lemm.ee
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          4 months ago

          So the update is, Firefox now blocks all third party cookies by default?

          That’s great and new news… I just wish this post reflected that, so I wouldn’t have to dig through comments to figure out what changed between 2022 and today.

          I was confused enough when they initially announced Total Cookie Protection in 2021 and then re-announced it as rolled out to all users in 2022.

          • everett@lemmy.ml
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            4 months ago

            I think that’s what it is, except my use of the term “block” was mostly wrong. This seems to accept them but keep them isolated, defeating their effectiveness as a way to track users across sites.

            • LWD@lemm.ee
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              4 months ago

              I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault for being confused or misinterpreting what’s in the article, because even Mozilla calls it blocking:

              And starting in 2024, all our users can look forward to Firefox blocking even more third party cookies.

              The linked page is even more confusing, because it provides a link back to this page for clarification about which third party cookies are being blocked.