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by yladiz 2051 days ago
Yeah, that's why it depends on the function of the website or app. If you need to sign in to access an app, and the session token is saved using a cookie, then it can be considered an essential cookie. But on a marketing website that doesn't have a login component then yes, you're right, logging in isn't required and so it's arguably a nonessential cookie.