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by SAI_Peregrinus 2792 days ago
2. For the vast majority of sites, this is a Business request, since the cookies aren't necessary for operation. They're just for tracking. A login cookie being set would trigger the legal requirement, but a user with no account shouldn't even see the box.
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> A login cookie being set would trigger the legal requirement,

Are you talking about the EU privacy and data protection directives? Because they have an exception for Authentication, Session and Security Cookies as well as several other types of cookies which are necessary for the function of the site.

A user that is logged in should not need to see this either.