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		dns_snek on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU look... It seems like you don't practice what you preach, seeing how Hacker News relies on cookies for authentication. Besides, GDPR isn't about cookies, it's about what companies are allowed to do with your personal information. Functional cookies don't require consent, abuse of your personal data does.

foverzar on Aug 4, 2023 [–]

> Functional cookies don't require consent

You'd want that to be the case, but in practice they do. Just look up how vague the definition of functional cookies is.

No one wants to risk insane fines.

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