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		mvolfik on Feb 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Total Cookie Protection What would be the point of localstorage if JS couldn't access it? Cookies can be set and get via http headers, but is localstorage available by other means than JS?

ficklepickle on Feb 23, 2021 [–]

No, it is only accessible from JS. Parent comment does not make sense.

By that logic, we should turn off our computers to improve security.

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