The five stores inside a browser
Cookies, local storage, session storage, IndexedDB and cache: what sets the stores apart and why all of them can require consent.
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Privacy, explained
The technology behind cookies and tracking
How recognition works technically — cookies, fingerprinting, tracking pixels, tag managers. Explained through what actually happens in the browser.
Recognition without cookies
Fingerprinting, pixels, CNAME cloaking and server-side tagging: the methods beyond cookies and how the law treats them.
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Consent Mode v2, explained without the marketing
What Google Consent Mode v2 transmits, how basic and advanced differ, and why the signals do not replace consent.
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Script blocking: why "beforehand" is the whole point
How script blocking works, which three methods exist, and why consent after loading has no effect.
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What a consent banner technically does
From page load to deferred scripts: how a consent banner works, why the stub has to come first, and how to spot solutions that only pretend.
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