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by fiddlerwoaroof 736 days ago
> Cookie consent only apply to non-necessary cookies.

There’s a different issue here: lawyers and companies are often concerned that what they deem necessary will be deemed unnecessary when challenged. So, they require cookie consent preemptively to avoid liability in case they get it wrong.

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There's no chance in hell those 2761 "partners" that ask for user data are ever necessary