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Re: Most websites don't need cookie consent banners

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post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a shame this is downvoted. It doesn't make it right, but it is true. Until the regulation actually gets enforced so that everyone is on a level playing field and does not do such things, you will be at a disadvantage if you're the only one to comply, so the winning strategy is to not comply and engage in such practices just like your competitors do.

I wish I had a nickel for all the downvotes I’ve earned for describing things as they are

how meta

Re: Most websites don't need cookie consent banners

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post #15

"You DON’T need consent for: First-party cookies used just for your own analytics (in most cases)" They claim that, but the page they link to as the source says "You must...Receive users’ consent before you use any cookies except strictly necessary cookies.". So what exactly makes them think that first-party analytics cookies are "strictly necessary"? The Mastodon link in the at the start of page doesn't seem to work…

Case and point, the EU Data Protection Board has a cookie consent banner and only uses a first-party cookie for analytics. https://www.edpb.europa.eu/concernant-le-cepd/mentions-legal...

that might be overdoing it. I don't know where is the current case law, but IMHO storing a random number and identifying the retuning user is not PII (to count how many times that user returned).

now of course if it gets joined with other data it can become PII.

IP address is usually treated as PII, because it can have very high "selectivity" (and with a subpoena can be turned into PII, whereas a site specific cryptorandom cookie id cannot)

Re: Most websites don't need cookie consent banners

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post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sales, marketing, CS, self-service all need behavioral tracking. Can you share a practical example?

You asked for the websites that I worked for. I am saying the B2B SaaS sites that I have supported didn't use behavioral tracking. I can't share the exact sites due to NDAs.

how did they do sales, marketing, CS without behavioral tracking?
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