GDPR and Cookies

born_again

First and third-party advertising cookies (including those used for operational purposes related to third-party advertising, such as click fraud detection, research, product improvement, etc.) X

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/what-are-the-rules-on-cookies-and-similar-technologies/#rules10

ICO seem to think that advertising maybe on the wrong side of essential from that quote.

Bradden

Meta/Facebook are trying something similar.. didn't see it mentioned previously.

EU set to charge Meta over 'pay or consent', FT reports | Reuters

Ectophile

Malicious compliance solution:-

Every modern web browser has a "private" mode.  When you close the browser session, it instantly forgets any cookies that had been set.  So you can open a private window, visit a web site, and accept all the cookies.  Then when you're done, close the window again.

Next time you visit the site, you're a completely new user. This gives them no way to track you.

GingerTim

Install the Disconnect browser extension and this will block all sorts of trackers etc (including many that this site is riddled with).