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The 2 aren't mutually exclusive. Seriously, I wonder if adding those cookie banner impacted tracking in any significant manner, because it definitely significa

The 2 aren't mutually exclusive. Seriously, I wonder if adding those cookie banner impacted tracking in any significant manner, because it definitely significantly impacted the usability of the web.

markovbot 6y ago
Actually, it only impacted the part of the web that is trying to track it's users. Things that didn't have cookies aren't impacted. The only world in which your statement makes sense in one where user tracking is assumed to be acceptable and something that must be done. Neither of those things are true.
- james-skemp 6y ago
  Not OP, but I completely agree with their statement that "it definitely significantly impacted the usability of the web." As others have noted, a ton of sites seem to have just thrown the necessary JS on their site without actually seeing if they needed to, or if they did, if they could make minor changes that would remove the need. From a usability/user experience perspective, now users have these popups displaying on some number of sites that they visit, often developed with the assumption that they will be accepted by the user. Based upon some of the experiences I've had, I would say a number of teams neglect to properly test their sites as a user that has not accepted/dismissed the pop-up/overlay.
Jorge1o1 6y ago
An argument could be made that cookie banners might somehow be normalizing tracking cookies too. Through enough repetition the act of opening a new website and immediately clicking away the cookie popup becomes so automatic that people don't bother to read the disclosure, think about whether XYZ site should be tracking them, whether they want to consent or not, etc. I myself am guilty of just clicking the damn thing without really thinking, and then I realize in horror that I opted-in by accident.
- thewebcount 6y ago
  Serious question - why do people click on them? I simply ignore them and never say one way or the other whether I consent. It never causes me any problems, and I can honestly say that I never consented. Worst case there's 1-2 lines of text at the bottom of the window that have useless stuff in them instead of content. A minor annoyance compared to nav bars that randomly float in and out, email signups that popup after you've scrolled the first time, etc.

The 2 aren't mutually exclusive. Seriously, I wonder if adding those cookie banner impacted tracking in any significant manner, because it definitely significantly impacted the usability of the web.

markovbot 6y ago

Actually, it only impacted the part of the web that is trying to track it's users. Things that didn't have cookies aren't impacted. The only world in which your statement makes sense in one where user tracking is assumed to be acceptable and something that must be done. Neither of those things are true.

james-skemp 6y ago
Not OP, but I completely agree with their statement that "it definitely significantly impacted the usability of the web." As others have noted, a ton of sites seem to have just thrown the necessary JS on their site without actually seeing if they needed to, or if they did, if they could make minor changes that would remove the need. From a usability/user experience perspective, now users have these popups displaying on some number of sites that they visit, often developed with the assumption that they will be accepted by the user. Based upon some of the experiences I've had, I would say a number of teams neglect to properly test their sites as a user that has not accepted/dismissed the pop-up/overlay.

Jorge1o1 6y ago

An argument could be made that cookie banners might somehow be normalizing tracking cookies too. Through enough repetition the act of opening a new website and immediately clicking away the cookie popup becomes so automatic that people don't bother to read the disclosure, think about whether XYZ site should be tracking them, whether they want to consent or not, etc. I myself am guilty of just clicking the damn thing without really thinking, and then I realize in horror that I opted-in by accident.

thewebcount 6y ago
Serious question - why do people click on them? I simply ignore them and never say one way or the other whether I consent. It never causes me any problems, and I can honestly say that I never consented. Worst case there's 1-2 lines of text at the bottom of the window that have useless stuff in them instead of content. A minor annoyance compared to nav bars that randomly float in and out, email signups that popup after you've scrolled the first time, etc.