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I'm not surprised that Simple Analytics' gripe with cookie banners is regarding misleading designs instead of their existence in itself. Companies need to start
by Sephr 6y ago
I'm not surprised that Simple Analytics' gripe with cookie banners is regarding misleading designs instead of their existence in itself. Companies need to start thinking outside these norms.
Cookie banners are never necessary. If you want to collect analytics prior to obtaining consent, you should store this data locally on the browser so that you can ask for consent at a time that's more appropriate (e.g. during signup or content submission).
- itsspring 6y agoDidn’t the EU just make cookie banners illegal in the last couple weeks?
- matthewheath 6y agoIt didn’t make them unlawful (they were already unlawful), the European Data Protection Board just updated its guidance to make that clear. Specifically, they clarified that scrolling, etc. or navigating cookie consent walls prior to accessing the site did not constitute valid consent for GDPR purposes. This is because it wasn’t freely given — to access the site, in most cases you were required to consent to cookies. The Court of Justice of the European Union also ruled that pre-filled consent checkboxes for cookie banners, etc. were unlawful in October last year.