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This plugin has a way for web developers to make their website compatible with this plugin. This seems pointless. The law is clear that, although you the develo
by rmc 14y ago
This plugin has a way for web developers to make their website compatible with this plugin. This seems pointless. The law is clear that, although you the developer can rely on web browser settings, those settings must give the user consent (default web browser 'accept all cookies' do not meet this). Using this plugin would not meet the "give the user consent", so you cannot rely on this plugin and be inside the law.
I think making your cookie notice work with CookiesOK is about as legal as just turning off your cookie notice.
- csears 14y agoI think you are missing the point. The plugin is for end users who want automate the process of giving consent, similar to how a password manager plugin might help you automate the login process. If a web developer wants to make their site compatible with CookiesOK to improve the browsing experience for the subset of their users with the plugin, what's the harm? How end users indicate their consent should be entirely up to them. Would you prefer users solve a CAPTCHA when opting-in to cookies?
- rmc 14y agoThe plugin is for end users who want automate the process of giving consent, similar to how a password manager plugin might help you automate the login process. The page has a section on "Making my website Compatible". The plugin explicitly looks for the "CookiesOK" CSS class. This plugin is designed and partially aimed at web developers. If a web developer wants to make their site compatible with CookiesOK to improve the browsing experience for the subset of their users with the plugin, what's the harm? Well it's against the law. The harm depends on your country. It could be a fine of thousands of euro, and potentially an injunction shutting down your website.