Safari Not Blocking Cookies

Hey, so I found this issue a few days ago where I noticed that Safari is not blocking cookies. General > Safari > Block Cookies > Always. And despite having it on "Always", cookies still manage to pass through as if I hadn't changed the option. I got this issue on iOS 7 and the 7.0.2 update didn't fix it. Anyone else have this issue too or a fix?

I am having the same issue when developing a website, for some reason when set to block always, cookies are still set.

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This is true. The "block cookies always" setting in the Privacy tab is not 100% effective (evidently Apple programmers have their own definition of "always").
There will not be a solution from Apple. They don't care. Users that want to block cookies are almost surely poor consumers and probably troublemakers too.
dfp mbp's fix will work but what a pain.
It used to be one was willing to pay the Apple "tax" for a superior product, but that was then ...
Make your next computer a PC that runs Linux.

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In Safari preferences > privacy there are 3 options for Block cookies
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I open Prefs > Privacy & the box "3rd Parties" is ticked, but after about 2 seconds it changes to "Never"
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The fifth paragraph of your post appears to contradict the third.   I'm confused!
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Yes, this is interesting in a small way.
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Force Quit .
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2. Repair or rebuild the library. Be sure to back it up first.
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3. Scavenge the library with a third-party application called "iPhoto Library Manager," which you can find in a web search. From the application's menu bar (not the iPhoto menu bar), select Library ▹ Rebuild.
          Advantages: All images should be preserved.
          Disadvantages: All books, calendars, and slideshows will be lost.

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