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Are there people who don’t accept cookies? Don’t most websites require you to accept cookies?

shreddit 2y ago
If someone gives me the choice i don’t.
SanderNL 2y ago
Always refuse them, close to zero problems. I can’t think of a technical reason a website without auth needs cookies to function.
bazzargh 2y ago
In many jurisdictions requiring blanket acceptance of cookies to access the whole site is illegal, eg https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply12 https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-pr... . Sites have to offer informed consent for nonessential cookies - but equally don't have to ask if the only cookies used are essential. So a popup saying 'Accept cookies?' with no other information doesn't cut it.
- afh1 2y ago
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wongarsu 2y ago
You don't need consent for functional cookies that are necessary for the website to work. Anything you are accepting or declining in a cookie popup shouldn't affect the user experience in any major way. I know a lot of people who reflexively reject all cookies, and the internet indeed does keep working for them.
- arendtio 2y ago
  For those who are interested. Things that can change are: - ads are personalized (aka more relevant/powerful to make you want things). - The experience can become slower when accepting all cookies due to the overhead generated by extensive tracking In essence, there should be no relevant reason for users to accept cookies. Even accepting and rejecting should be equally easy. The only problem is that companies clearly prioritize pushing users to accept cookies because the cookies are valuable to them.
brk 2y ago
I reject cookies on the regular. Generally do not see any downsides for the things I browse.
dyauspitr 2y ago
I never accept any they don’t force me to accept.
rkagerer 2y ago
I don't. I see a few sibling comments who don't accept them either. And now I'm curious to know if there's a behavioral age gap - i.e. have the younger crowd been defacto-trained to always accept them?

If someone gives me the choice i don’t.

Always refuse them, close to zero problems. I can’t think of a technical reason a website without auth needs cookies to function.

bazzargh 2y ago

In many jurisdictions requiring blanket acceptance of cookies to access the whole site is illegal, eg https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply12 https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-pr... . Sites have to offer informed consent for nonessential cookies - but equally don't have to ask if the only cookies used are essential. So a popup saying 'Accept cookies?' with no other information doesn't cut it.

afh1 2y ago
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wongarsu 2y ago

You don't need consent for functional cookies that are necessary for the website to work. Anything you are accepting or declining in a cookie popup shouldn't affect the user experience in any major way. I know a lot of people who reflexively reject all cookies, and the internet indeed does keep working for them.

arendtio 2y ago
For those who are interested. Things that can change are: - ads are personalized (aka more relevant/powerful to make you want things). - The experience can become slower when accepting all cookies due to the overhead generated by extensive tracking In essence, there should be no relevant reason for users to accept cookies. Even accepting and rejecting should be equally easy. The only problem is that companies clearly prioritize pushing users to accept cookies because the cookies are valuable to them.

brk 2y ago

I reject cookies on the regular. Generally do not see any downsides for the things I browse.

dyauspitr 2y ago

I never accept any they don’t force me to accept.

rkagerer 2y ago

I don't. I see a few sibling comments who don't accept them either. And now I'm curious to know if there's a behavioral age gap - i.e. have the younger crowd been defacto-trained to always accept them?