[dghlsakjg]

The law says that you need consent for any cookies which aren't strictly necessary for the functioning of the site.

In your instance, I would have put a backordered hammer in my cart. I come back the next day to check and see if the hammer is in stock. The cookie that enables cart behavior is necessary to the functioning of an online store. No consent needed.

In the real world, this basically means that tracking and marketing cookies are what you are being asked about. They don't need to ask about much else.

The EU has a very good write-up: https://gdpr.eu/cookies/

[michaelmrose]

Even tracking what items you had looked at purely for the purpose of showing you things you had previously considered is trivially justifiable if its used for that feature rather to sell info to advertisers.

[bluefirebrand]

Showing you your viewing history would be an "unnecessary to the core functionality of an online store" feature and require explicit consent to track.

I think it would actually be very difficult to demonstrate that this tracker is absolutely required for the online store to function.

[michaelmrose]

Most stores suggest products to buyers

[bluefirebrand]

And yet it's still not a vital part of running a store.

[michaelmrose]

> These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features

It doesn't seem to directly require comporting with someone's limited view of how a particular app is supposed to work