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0 pointsconst_cast8mo ago0 comments

We don't need the functional/tracking cookie split - the law already thought of this.

If you're using functional cookies, you don't have to ask. If you're still asking, you're just wasting your time.

The reason every website asks is because:

1. They're stupid and don't even bother to preliminarily research the laws they comply with.

2. They actually are tracking you.

Ultimately if you're using something like Google Analytics, then yeah you probably do need a banner. Even if it's just a blog.

Great, so then don't do that.

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gf0007mo ago

We are not in disagreement - my point is that is is a fundamentally civil/legal problem, not a technical one. There is no technical distinction between a functional and a tracking cookie.

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gf0007mo ago

We are not in disagreement - my point is that is is a fundamentally civil/legal problem, not a technical one. There is no technical distinction between a functional and a tracking cookie.

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