By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026The obvious way that websites should respond to this is by not collecting your data unless there's a damned good reason for it, but the *actual* response is to repeatedly shove cookie-consent dialogs in your face before letting you use the site. 5/ 3748
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026These are absolutely unnecessary. Your browser can be configured to transmit a "global privacy control signal" by default that tells websites you don't consent to be spied on while you look at their pages: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/glo... 6/support.mozilla.orgClient Challenge 1604
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 21/07/2026But many websites punish you by throwing up a "Global Privacy Control detected" dickover that forces you to click through to affirm their confirmation of your confirmation that you don't want to be spied on. 7/ 1460
