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Ask HN: Why are websites warning me about their cookies?
- samtoday 10y agoEuropean Union regulation: https://www.google.com/search?q=eu+cookie+law https://www.google.com/search?q=eu+cookie+law
- davelnewton 10y agoIt's a law in some countries. Where it isn't--remember that some people don't "trust" them.
- tscs37 10y agoIt's a (slightly excessive) reaction to the EU cookie law. IANAL but as far as I can tell, it's only required when you have cookies from third parties outside your control like Google Analytics. If you only use Cookies to login it should not be necessary.
- EJTH 10y agoEU law & regulations require that you warn about cookie usage.