> You might try to argue many types of cookies are non-essential - but that would be because you lack experience in this domain. I'm not arguing anything, read

> You might try to argue many types of cookies are non-essential - but that would be because you lack experience in this domain. I'm not arguing anything, read the directives and implementations yourself, then get back to me. While some might lack experience, others seem to lack reading comprehension. That's fine, we can always learn :) > Website operators have a right to study how people use their website In the EU, that depends. As a website operator at a certain scale, you cannot do whatever you want with personal data. > Lastly - the EU and it's laws don't matter. What are they going to do about non-compliant foreign websites? Nothing. Yeah, I mean that's cool and all, but maybe you're spending time discussing in the wrong HN submission then? I don't go around in submissions about "Golang is bad" commentating how you wouldn't have those issues if you didn't use Golang in the first place. Not my idea of curious conversation at all. Obviously EU directives and laws apply in EU