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Thanks. This should be turned on by default.

• minaguib 6y ago
  That would place the plugin authors in a potentially dicey position legally-speaking. The publisher is trying to adhere to a law (for better or for worse) by giving the user visibility into technologies and data usage. A plugin hiding that by default can lead to all sorts of nastiness.
  • dreamcompiler 6y ago
    Hiding the popup simply means the site cannot legally set unnecessary cookies. Which they don't if you just ignore the popup or click its close box. That's effectively all the plugin is doing, so it's a perfect solution. It might annoy the site owner, because they would really like you to click "Yes" but it's perfectly legal for them to never get that "Yes" and just never send you cookies.
    • Kiro 6y ago
      > Which they don't if you just ignore the popup or click its close box. The majority still sets the cookie, by using implied consent. In best case they don't set anything if you Decline but most don't even do that. The banner is then merely an information popup about cookies in general. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23523294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23523294
      • gpderetta 6y ago
        Yes so the website owner is in a dicey legal position, not the plugin author.
        • Kiro 6y ago
          Yes, but the statement that simply ignoring the cookie banner will result in no cookies being set is still wrong. The reason being that almost no sites are compliant.
      • literallycancer 6y ago
        They are violating the law. There is no implied consent, except in the mind of people whose income depends on there being such a thing.
        • Kiro 6y ago
          I know. I'm not saying it's compliant.