On 11 May 2011 20:51, Platonides <Platonides(a)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.