They were speaking about Log In session cookies that is what I was referring to. I don't know what legal status of session cookies is but they are required in o

They were speaking about Log In session cookies that is what I was referring to. I don't know what legal status of session cookies is but they are required in order for a website to track if you are logged in or not otherwise you would need to log in constantly. But I get your point, purpose of a cookie is important.