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Cookies are not the problem here. They don't need consent for cookies, but for tracking. And if you were to block cookies, they can still track you with a lot o

Cookies are not the problem here. They don't need consent for cookies, but for tracking. And if you were to block cookies, they can still track you with a lot of other fingerprinting technologies - and would again ask you for consent for that. I recommend enabling the EasyList Cookie blocking list in the adblocker of choice (i.e. uBlock Origin). Its not enabled by default, so check your settings (Edit: This will block the consent popups, not the cookies).

mortehu 6y ago
If there was a browser setting to accept (or reject) all cookies regardless of intended use, that would actually solve the problem for many. Just because many people want to make case by case decisions, we shouldn't have to burden everyone with this task. I personally would prefer to accept all cookies, and take responsibility for keeping separate cookie jars as needed.
- AnssiH 6y ago
  Yeah, I'd like a Please-Track-Me option that auto-accepts everything.
  - Macha 6y ago
    Here you go: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ I'd rather something that auto-rejected, so I don't use it, but it exists.
    - Nemo157 6y ago
      > In most cases, it just blocks or hides cookie related pop-ups. This bit is actually the opposite. All tracking _must_ be opt-in, therefore by blocking the pop-up and not opting-in the website cannot track you. It's only for the websites which are broken when not opting-in that it accepts the policy (which AIUI is itself a violation of the GDPR).
  - TheCoelacanth 6y ago
    There should be a Please-Track-Me option that anyone who wants to be tracked can send. The lack of the header should indicate that the user denied consent to be tracked.
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- littlecranky67 6y ago
  As I said, there are hundreds of other ways to fingerprint you. If the number of users who block tracking cookies reaches a critical mass, advertisers would switch to those.
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  - mortehu 6y ago
    What you're talking about doesn't describe my problem. My only problem is that sites spend any time at all asking about cookies or tracking, which I can control on my end anyway.
    - TheCoelacanth 6y ago
      You can't. You can control cookies. You can't control tracking.
jimmaswell 6y ago
I would globally pre-consent to all tracking if I could because I don'd mind supporting the websites I use. This should definitely be a browser feature.

mortehu 6y ago

If there was a browser setting to accept (or reject) all cookies regardless of intended use, that would actually solve the problem for many. Just because many people want to make case by case decisions, we shouldn't have to burden everyone with this task. I personally would prefer to accept all cookies, and take responsibility for keeping separate cookie jars as needed.

AnssiH 6y ago
Yeah, I'd like a Please-Track-Me option that auto-accepts everything.
- Macha 6y ago
  Here you go: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ I'd rather something that auto-rejected, so I don't use it, but it exists.
  - Nemo157 6y ago
    > In most cases, it just blocks or hides cookie related pop-ups. This bit is actually the opposite. All tracking _must_ be opt-in, therefore by blocking the pop-up and not opting-in the website cannot track you. It's only for the websites which are broken when not opting-in that it accepts the policy (which AIUI is itself a violation of the GDPR).
- TheCoelacanth 6y ago
  There should be a Please-Track-Me option that anyone who wants to be tracked can send. The lack of the header should indicate that the user denied consent to be tracked.
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littlecranky67 6y ago
As I said, there are hundreds of other ways to fingerprint you. If the number of users who block tracking cookies reaches a critical mass, advertisers would switch to those.
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- mortehu 6y ago
  What you're talking about doesn't describe my problem. My only problem is that sites spend any time at all asking about cookies or tracking, which I can control on my end anyway.
  - TheCoelacanth 6y ago
    You can't. You can control cookies. You can't control tracking.

jimmaswell 6y ago

I would globally pre-consent to all tracking if I could because I don'd mind supporting the websites I use. This should definitely be a browser feature.