Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by john-n 4900 days ago
Those banners (in most cases) are not you turning on or off cookies. The bbc sets cookies immediately (they do allow you to unset some here http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/cookies/managing/cookie-setting...), but you already have a session cookie that will last 4 years once the page is loaded.

Most sites will state they are assuming consent based on your continued usage of the site.