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Author: Didier Kryn
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Subject: Re: [DNG] Ad filtering and blocking
Le 24/01/2016 13:55, Edward Bartolo a écrit :
> On 24/01/2016, Arnt Gulbrandsen <arnt@???> wrote:
>> Ghostery remains good.
>>
>> Arnt
>>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I am noticing that since some time ago websites
> are starting to 'brainwash' users to use cookies. This is often done
> by displaying a high contrast banner at the top threatening that by
> using their website one MUST also enable cookies.
>
> Is there a way to avoid this new 'cool feature'?
>
> Edward
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     The problem is that there is a flaw in the design of the http 
protocol: it has no concept of session. Disconnection is normal after 
any transfer. But nowadays, far beyond simple documents, the web 
provides real applications, more and more complex applications, which 
cannot work without saving somewhere data about their state, and there 
isn't any other place to store them than the client side, i.e cookies. 
But, of course, the client, as well, has no concept of a session and, 
therefore, is unable to clear the cookies once the job is finished. 
Either forbid the cookies or avoid web applications.


     Didier