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richwatertoday at 3:09 PM3 repliesview on HN

You mean the "Accept Cookies" banner that has become a complete joke? Pass


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MyMemoryfailstoday at 3:23 PM

I think he means browser permissions, for example when browsers want notify or record your mic theres a permission check something similar for webgl.

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bfleschtoday at 3:57 PM

It's about explicitly deciding to allow certain capabilities on a per-website basis. No major browser allows defense-in-depth via fine-grained website permissions.

Even simply changing the user agent was sabotaged at Firefox, and choosing one user agent per domain is wishful thinking.

fsflovertoday at 5:58 PM

This is actually illegal under GDPR.