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If Firefox really cared more about privacy than about its money flow they would have disabled 3rd party cookies by default instead of explicitly hiding¹ that setting.

Apple can do it. There's no reason why Firefox can't. And if there is a reason, it should have been dealt with years ago.

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¹ i just noticed that in Firefox 60, the setting is no longer as hidden as it used to be. Good!



Most casual users would be quite upset if cookies stopped working. "Why does this site not stay logged in"? Etc.


You think Apple is upsetting casual users?


Not all cookies, just 3rd party ones.




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