[exodust]

and then continues...

> When people complain about the privacy risks presented by cookies, they are generally speaking about third-party, persistent, marketing cookies.

Nothing is helped or solved by insisting first party "site preferences" cookies need consent. There's obviously room for interpretation in regards to what is a "strictly necessary cookie" when it comes to site preferences, account tokens etc.

[XCSme]

I agree, most problem with privacy across the web is the cross-site tracking, and the ability to track a user across their entire browsing activity, not the fact that each website individually knows what the user did on their own website.