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Raised as a usability problem by 7 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2011–2024), in 8 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 8 complaints
- Same-named cookies with different domain or path become indistinguishable to backend and JavaScript2024-11-21
- Cookie settings kept moving between releases and were hard to find or understand2021-06-16
- Deleting one cookie requires digging through Developer Tools instead of the normal cookie screens2021-06-02
- Cookie controls are hidden from users and too technical to understand2021-02-23
- Cookie blocking options became increasingly hidden and hard to find over time2021-02-11
- Users can't easily see or clear part of a site's stored data2019-02-13
- Extensions give poor usability; no good way to be asked only about login cookies2011-06-23
- Cookie controls are buried and confusing, with no simple per-site allow or block option2011-05-26