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> I don't send cookies or keep personal data, so why do I need to worry about them? Can you share your website/service?

• frockington1 5y ago
  Commenting to follow up later. I'm really interested in the use case. The only thing I can think of would be a website similar to mid-2000s youtube to mp3 converters.
  • iso1631 5y ago
    Alas they are all behind ssl authentication so you wouldn't be able to access them, but the stuff I currently have open includes a switch port mapper (every 20 minutes all my switches are scanned and reports generated on what's plugged in where), a firewall config interpretor (a list of current port forwards is generated), and a logging server showing me what But if you want an example of a fully featured public site which doesn't need cookies https://news.ycombinator.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/ Load that in lynx, which asks for every cookie, and none are set. Now sure, if you choose to log in, then functionally you need to accept the login cookie, but that cookie isn't spammed out to you. Under GDPR, a website doesn't need to ask for permission to have necessary cookies which enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
    • Permit 5y ago
      > Under GDPR, a website doesn't need to ask for permission to have necessary cookies which enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. I am not convinced this is true. See: https://law.stackexchange.com/a/32157 https://law.stackexchange.com/a/32157 Also note that HN is likely in violation of this since there is no "Remember Me" checkbox when logging in. There is no indication that logins will be persistent.