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by moqmar 1065 days ago
Note that "Doesn't use cookies" != "Doesn't require a cookie banner" (the opposite also isn't true). The tool just doesn't collect any PII. IIRC, it can even add a session cookie that just tells it "This user was on the page before", making the analytics more useful without personally identifying users and thus still not requiring a cookie banner.
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What does this mean? Can you elaborate? (Appreciate if ELI5)
Privacy-First is not the same as compliant with GDPR. You will find many tools being privacy focused, but not necessarily compliant. But that aside, there is a matter of consent.

So if you want to skip the so-called Cookie Banner, you have to assure that:

1. you have a legitimate interest,

2. no data leaves adequate country/jurisdiction (until recently that meant no US data transfer),

3. privacy policy documents exactly what happens with the data,

4. ... and a few other points.

Cookie Banner is just a common term for consent.

https://wideangle.co/blog/what-is-consent-under-gdpr

Thanks a lot!