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by mnw21cam 993 days ago
> Do not give people options about cookies - either they accept (and dismiss the notice), or they leave

That's outright and explicitly illegal.

(I just thought I'd make that point in a quicker and simpler way than the otherwise great sister post.)

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It's not illegal at all

You're allowed to say, "we have cookies - you do not have to stay"

Per the GDPR, you are not allowed to condition access to the website on acceptance of tracking.
Yet lots of EU sites do it

As they should