That is the case on some government websites. The added friction to reject unnecessary cookies is a type of dark pattern, I believe. I do wonder how necessary

That is the case on some government websites. The added friction to reject unnecessary cookies is a type of dark pattern, I believe. I do wonder how necessary invasive cookies are. Site file access logs, referral addresses, and geolocation of client ip addresses would greatly improve on info gathered as compared with traditional advertising, and shouldn’t require cookies.