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You know, I used to get really aggravated at those. "This is silly!" I would rant. "Cookies are harmless!" But I've started to come around. Yes, they're sti
by davegauer 8y ago
You know, I used to get really aggravated at those. "This is silly!" I would rant. "Cookies are harmless!" But I've started to come around.
Yes, they're still irritating. But I like the fact that site owners have to THINK about how they're irritating their users and I'd like to think they're questioning whether or not they _really_ need to use cookies to serve static content...
- merinowool 8y agoI think they should rather press browser companies to expose privacy settings more and make management easier. So instead of having millions of popups, you could do it from the browser level. That would be more secure and easier to implement.
- drstewart 8y agoOr more likely, they search for and install "cookie warning plugin" in 2 minutes and then forget about it forever.
- wongarsu 8y agoWebsites don't need a cookie warning for harmless cookies (like login cookies or language preferences). Cookie warnings are only needed for tracking cookies, and those aren't exactly harmless.