No cookies to be sent to resources from third-party domains. What I mean is, if I download a web page from x.com, then my browser should not send
ANY cookies to images on that page if they came from y.com. I can't think of ANY reason why this is a legitimate need.
While I agree with no cookies from outside domains, Having no images pointing to outisde domains is a bit more problematic:
Read again. He didn't say to disallow the loading of images from other sites. He said just that cookies shouldn't be sent in the HTTP request that retrieve those images. It wouldn't KILL banner ads, but it would prevent the ad companies from tracking you as you move from site to site.
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No cookies to be sent to resources from third-party domains. What I mean is, if I download a web page from x.com, then my browser should not send ANY cookies to images on that page if they came from y.com. I can't think of ANY reason why this is a legitimate need.
While I agree with no cookies from outside domains, Having no images pointing to outisde domains is a bit more problematic:
Read again. He didn't say to disallow the loading of images from other sites. He said just that cookies shouldn't be sent in the HTTP request that retrieve those images. It wouldn't KILL banner ads, but it would prevent the ad companies from tracking you as you move from site to site.