who put that cookie there?
hi it me
if you're, like, super hardcore about tracking n whatnot, you might've noticed a cookie coming from my site. i noticed it too! kinda freaked me out tbh.
let me be clear: i do not personally use any cookies on my website for any reason whatsoever. i do store a tiny bit of data in local storage if you switch the theme, so it'll be remembered when you visit again. (it's quite literally theme: light/dark.)
with that being said, soundcloud (who i use for the site's music player) does store a cookie, which contains the following (it'll differ for you a bit):
sc_anonymous_id: "######-######-######-######"
Created: "Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:32:02 GMT"
Domain: ".soundcloud.com"
Expires / Max-Age: "Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:32:02 GMT"
HostOnly: false
HttpOnly: false
Last Accessed: "Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:01:12 GMT"
Partition Key: "https://catwraith.com"
Path: "/"
SameSite: ""
Secure: false
Size: 42
unfortunately, attempting to disable this cookie will result in the player not working. the sc_anonymous_id key is a temporary anonymous user id used for playback tracking. without it, the api will reject the connection. the best solution i can come up with is to lazy-load the music player upon interaction, which'll take me a bit of time to set up.
for now, if you're not okay with this cookie, you should enable blocking cross-site cookies in your browser.
ok anyways bye!~