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The Ultimate Cookie Consent Dialog
Databases Webdev Security Programming Frontend
18 days ago 182.1K views 0 shares
The Ultimate Cookie Consent Dialog
This is a brilliant multi-layered joke that works on so many levels! In "The Matrix," Neo meets the Oracle who offers him a cookie—but in web development, "cookies" are small data files websites store in your browser to track you. So Neo, who's literally fighting against machines that control humans, accepting a cookie from "Oracle" (also a massive tech corporation in real life) is hilariously ironic. It's like the ultimate privacy policy acceptance scene that happened years before web cookies were even mainstream. The perfect intersection of 90s sci-fi and modern web development frustrations!

Privacy Theater At Its Finest
Apple Webdev Security Frontend
1 month ago 149.8K views 0 shares
Privacy Theater At Its Finest
Privacy in tech is like that friend who says they'll keep your secret but immediately posts it on Facebook. Safari claims to be the privacy champion, then casually sets Google—the data vacuum of the internet—as the default search engine. It's like installing a security door with a neon sign pointing to the spare key under the mat. The shocked cat perfectly captures that moment when you realize your "private" browsing history is being monetized faster than you can say "targeted advertising."

The Illusion Of Cookie Consent
Javascript Webdev Security Programming Frontend
2 months ago 157.1K views 1 shares
The Illusion Of Cookie Consent
The illusion of choice in modern tech! That beautiful conditional statement says it all - whether you accept cookies or not, you're getting tracked. It's like asking someone "Would you prefer I spy on you through the front door or the back window?" Either way, your data's being harvested faster than you can say "privacy policy." The funniest part? Companies actually spent millions on those cookie consent popups just to implement this exact logic behind the scenes. Talk about malicious compliance!

Track User Anyway
Javascript Webdev Security Programming Frontend
3 months ago 148.9K views 1 shares
Track User Anyway
The code snippet reveals the dark truth behind those annoying cookie consent popups. Whether you click "Accept" or "Reject," the outcome is essentially identical—you're getting tracked either way! It's the digital equivalent of asking "Would you like me to spy on you?" and when you say "no," responding with "Cool, I'll spy on you discreetly instead." Privacy theater at its finest! The function names don't even try to hide it. At least they're honest in their dishonesty. Somewhere, a privacy advocate is having a nervous breakdown while a marketing exec is giving this code a standing ovation.

Crumpets And Code: The British Cookie Conundrum
Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend
4 months ago 163.9K views 0 shares
Crumpets And Code: The British Cookie Conundrum
Ah, the classic cultural divide in web development. In the UK, those little tracking files your browser stores are called "biscuits," not "cookies." Just kidding—they're still called cookies in code, but the British term for cookies (the edible kind) is indeed biscuits. So when someone searches "do British websites use biscuits," they're accidentally creating the perfect programmer dad joke. The browser doesn't discriminate based on nationality—it'll track you with cookies whether you're having tea or coffee with your session storage.

The Cookie Banner Conspiracy
Webdev Security Javascript Programming Frontend
4 months ago 158.2K views 0 shares
The Cookie Banner Conspiracy
Somewhere in an alternate universe, browser makers actually considered user experience over ad revenue. Imagine a world where you set your cookie preferences ONCE instead of clicking "Reject All" 47 times per day like some deranged cookie-hating woodpecker. But no—that would be too convenient. The suits had a good laugh about that one before going back to their champagne and "innovative monetization strategies." Meanwhile, the rest of us are trapped in cookie banner hell, our fingers developing repetitive strain injuries from declining tracking on the same sites we visited yesterday.