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[โ€“] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your browser passes theme and language recommendations to every site you visit. So outside of passwords, there are fewer reasons for cookies than you may presume.

[โ€“] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

They're only recommendations. You should still respect the user's choice if they choose something else, which is usually done via cookies.