On 11 May 2011 20:51, Platonides Platonides@gmail.com 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.