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Putting cookie like that means consent thingy you need to add tho. Only ones that you don't need are ones that are expected functionality of the site, like you
by ilyt 4y ago
Putting cookie like that means consent thingy you need to add tho.
Only ones that you don't need are ones that are expected functionality of the site, like you don't need to put it for shopping basket
- lolinder 4y agoYes, but whether you legally must get consent is a separate question from whether you can count unique visitors while still being unable to tell them apart from each other.
- ilyt 4y agoBack in my days we called those "tracking pixels" and it didn't even need a cookie. That's just not a real problem to solve. If you don't want to track users just giving each one unique ID is not a problem if you don't store them for future lookup. The fact remains that from client perspective client have no way of telling whether you track them or not so you can't really prove to user you're not tracking them.
- account42 4y agoReminder that the GDPR does not care about cookies specifically but about personal data and tracking in general. Using the the cache invalidation for tracking does not require any less consent then the equivalent cookie. However, it does look like the ePrivacy Regulation will clear this specific case up, at least according to Wikipedia: > The proposal also clarifies that no consent is needed for non-privacy-intrusive cookies improving internet experience (like to remember shopping cart history) or cookies used by a website to count the number of visitors.