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It shouldn't. "Exceptions are made for cross-site cookies when they're needed for non-tracking purposes, such as those used by popular third-party login providers."[1]

[1] https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr...



So only the popular third-party login providers are excused?

That feels worrying for competition, does it not entrench the current login providers?


Probably yes, but it shouldn't be difficult to get an exception by posting a request to the Firefox bug tracker. In the meantime users can disable Enhanced Tracking Protection on the specific site with the new SSO provider.


Total** Cookie Protection

**: Not total

It sounds like the "Full Self Driving"** from Tesla... got to love the new-speak.

**: Not fully self-driving....




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