Mozilla is introducing a new feature to Firefox aimed at protecting users from bounce trackers, the browser developer has announced. Bounce tracking is a technique where a user clicks a link but ends up reaching their intended destination via an intermediary tracking page. This allows trackers to place and read 'first-party cookies,' which aren’t blocked by the browser, unlike third-party
thats the website maker’s fault, not the browser’s
No it’s the browser’s fault for enabling the deception. You have to assume that any given website is malicious. The browser is a security product that is supposed to be on our side and protect us from evil websites. Blaming the website for exploiting protection failures puts the responsibility in the wrong place. It’s like taking counterfeit antibiotics, getting sick, and blaming the germs.