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Isn't it crazy how the cookie law requires all web sites to be honest and provide opt-in mechanisms, while still doing nothing to protect against shadier outfits ignoring it all, when a browser setting could solve the problem in a 100% failsafe way?


Well, it doesn’t require all websites. Only those who use additional technical means purely to track the user.

A login cookie doesn’t require approval, nor do settings cookies.

Only once you start loading Google Analytics, Piwik, Facebook, etc the law starts to apply.


Does this cookie law only apply to sites that operate offices within the EU? Won't all US-only sites be unaffected?




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