> On Thursday, 28 February 2013 08:15:02 UTC, Bil Corry  wrote:
> This breaks:
>       http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

> On Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:39:47 PM UTC, [email protected] wrote:
> Then this will also break:
> http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices

On Thursday, 28 February 2013 15:49:58 UTC, [email protected]  wrote:
> I don't see the issue here.  Websites to manage tracking cookies don't work 
> because tracking cookies are blocked.  
> Seems like this is the intention of the change rather than a failure.  The 
> policy is now opt-in for Firefox users rather than opt-out through a 
> website that just sets more tracking cookies.

It's a subtle difference, but these websites manage your behavioural 
advertising preference, not your third party cookies preference.

That means that a participating ad network could legitimately serve you 
behavioural advertising (using alternative tracking methods), but you would no 
longer be able to opt-out because Firefox had disabled their opt-out service.

Ian Thomas (thelem)
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