[simion314]

Evil sites will use localStorage or some third party API and continue tracking you.

I am sure people here will find at least 20 solutions on the problem on "how can a group of evil websites track a user across if cookies do not work but JS is On", the solution would involve something like drop this lines in your html page and the js code there will connect to some server and store some fingerprint there, Google might decide to give your browser a fingerprint to help with their ad business.

[Vespasian]

I wouldn't approach this problem from a technical direction.

If there is a browser based vendor agnostic opt-in popup for user tracking (not only cookies) you can outlaw and severely punish attempts to circumvent that.

Given the time and resources courts really dislike the "welllll technically..." Argument.

[ratww]

For GDPR both localStorage, fingerprinting and other methods are all equal to cookies. Even IP tracking is the same as a cookie.

"Cookie Banner" is just tech-jargon for these banners, but an incorrect one.

[simion314]

I know, I tried(and probably failed) to explain to OP why his simple idea to "just make the browsers disable third pary cookies" or other technical solutions are not going to work, you need GDPR like laws to focus on the actual problem and not some technical implementation because developers will find workarounds for technical only stuff.

Browsers could help by implementing a standard GDPR popup for this shitty websites to share , at least it will not be same dark pattern UX, broken implementation shit this sites use today.

Browsers could do a lot of good things if they would focus on the actual users needs and not on what some developer feels cool to work on or what soem giant company ants to implement next.

[ratww]

Gotcha. FYI, the post you replied to suggested "make browsers have a proper cookie banner", which seems like you agree with? The one that says "disable third party cookies" was two levels above your post.

[simion314]

>Gotcha. FYI, the post you replied to suggested "make browsers have a proper cookie banner", which seems like you agree with? The one that says "disable third party cookies" was two levels above your post.

Ah, sorry ,I messed up. I am trying to force myself to always quote the text I am replying, sometimes I do not do it and is causing issues, I will try to do better.

[Griffinsauce]

You can simply make that illegal.

[bryanrasmussen]

that's the point of webbugs, https://webbug.eu/ no cookies needed - actually JS not needed but it sure is useful.