It’s crunch time for cookie bashers: Why we need cookies to protect the open Internet
Cookies came onto the scene in the mid 90s, and, like most millennials, they’re a little misunderstood. But this time, it’s got nothing to do with avocado toast.
For many of us, the word ‘cookie’ has become a bit of a byword for peskiness – associated with annoying ads and relentless targeting, not to mention clumsy permission-based puns (guilty as charged.) This misunderstanding has led to the ‘cookie’ becoming – well, a bit stale....