> they require your login and therefore have your consent anyway (e.g. Facebook) Requiring you to login doesn't automatically mean consent. In fact, the laws s

> they require your login and therefore have your consent anyway (e.g. Facebook) Requiring you to login doesn't automatically mean consent. In fact, the laws state that you cannot make consent a requirement for using the service. You can do login without needing any consent, as cookies needed for functioning of the site are exempt, but even if it wasn't the case, opting into some doesn't automatically opt you in to all. > they can afford to skip Cookies because they have elaborate fingerprinting solutions The law isn't actually about cookies at all and rather about tracking/storing. Things like localstorage are counted the same as cookies. I'd have to check the exact language, but I wouldn't be surprised if fingerprinting isn't against the cookie law too.