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by latexr 141 days ago
> But it's challenging to the point of impracticality to run a website with so few cookies that a popup is not required.

It is not. They even list more types of cookies which do not need consent than the ones which do.

https://commission.europa.eu/resources/europa-web-guide/desi...

> The EU's official resources on data protection, for example, have a popup.

Because it’s mandatory for them, not because the cookies are invasive. See the top of the page of the link above:

> Use of the cookie consent kit is mandatory on each page of the DGs and executive agencies-owned websites, regardless of the cookies used.