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by aednichols 827 days ago
I am amused that your official EU link, which contains only static documentation, asks me to choose between “all cookies” and “essential cookies”.
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i think it's worth noting that those cookies keep track of whether you have filled out their feedback form and to count the number of unique visitors to the page, or cookies from third parties the website may present embeds from https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_en
Yep. In other words, things that almost every website in the past 10 years does, making consent banners ubiquitous.