On 11 May 2011 20:51, Platonides <[email protected]> wrote:

> However, I think that a disclaimer at Special:UserLogin explaining that
> by logging in you store a few cookies should be enough.


Should only require altering that little piece of text.

(Can someone just do this, or should a bug be filed? Will it be marked WONTFIX?)


> I welcome that privacy is being taken more seriously, though.


I was most amused by Google and Facebook claims that not filling
people's PCs with a zillion tracking cookies would deeply compromise
security. I can see a Wikipedia mailing list nitpicker trying to
substantiate the claim, but not anyone weighing up the matter
sensibly.


- d.

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