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		takeda on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HTTP/3 explained Yeah, and who is using it? Why cookies are still there?

anticensor on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

Cookies can do more than sessions.

takeda on Feb 10, 2019 | [–]

Sure they can, but sessions are pretty much the only reason why end users have cookies enabled.

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