Meanwhile the “Remember Me” checkbox only works on maybe half of the websites I use.
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bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 year agoTo be fair, some websites do need certain cookies to function correctly. As a random example, if a user goes to their bank’s website, they’re more than likely not going to know what to enable/disable cookie wise so that the website is still functional for logging into their account. So I can understand lumping those actual essential cookies into one category in those instances. However, I agree that it’s almost certainly being abused.
Skasi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Probably worth noting. Only third party cookies need consent. Essential cookies for things like the users active session that are not shared don’t need a cookie banner.
brsrklf@jlai.lu 1 year ago
Yeah. And sites are still more than happy to show those in the popup, just to muddy the waters and make it more complicated than it needs to be. Same with “legitimate interests”.
Skasi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As far as I see it, displaying information regarding strictly necessary cookies that do not require consent is good practice.
The website linked above states that “While it is not required to obtain consent for these cookies, what they do and why they are necessary should be explained to the user.”
bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Good to know, thanks for pointing that out