[amelius]

Apple ID is still a cookie and that is enough for me to avoid them like the plague.

[colejohnson66]

Cookies are a required part of any login system. Your Apple ID is used to identify you, just as @amelius identifies you here.

[amelius]

HN doesn't offer so many services across which they can track and identify users.

[scarface74]

If you don’t want to use services where the site keeps a cookie on your computer, you might want to avoid HN…