ITT people are suggesting GDPR mandated cookie warnings are pointless because people have been trained to automatically tap "accept" or not gain access. I don'

ITT people are suggesting GDPR mandated cookie warnings are pointless because people have been trained to automatically tap "accept" or not gain access. I don't buy it, and was the main point of this latest GDPR clarification [1]: > "Cookie walls that demand a website visitor agrees to their internet browsing being tracked for ad-targeting as the “price” of entry to the site are not compliant..." [adding] "...There is no objection to software for the proper functioning of the website and the general analysis of the visit on that site... sharing of this information with 3rd parties is only allowed with permission." Basically the mere presence of a cookie warning (regardless of the specifics) should not be signaling to the visitor "[agree] to enter" or "[agree] to enable features". They should be signaling "[agree] to us sharing some identity elements and browsing behavior with 3rd parties, mostly for ad targeting; or [decline] the aforementioned; either way, welcome to the site." Once users realize they can still enter the site if they click deny, their (automatic) choice will better align with their actual preference. [1] https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/08/cookie-walls-dont-comply-with-gdpr-says-dutch-dpa/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/08/cookie-walls-dont-comply-w...