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by mikeryan 894 days ago
First party cookies are how you’re authenticated on a website.

They (or an equivalent mechanism) is the only way to save state and create the concept of a “session”.

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> First party cookies are how you’re authenticated on a website

Sure, but they said they were ok with first party cookies on sites they log in to.

That is why GP said: "Specifically, I only want first-party cookies on websites I login to."