Ask HN: Have there been any positives to cookie consent requirements?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39786552

by pcloadletter_ • 2 years ago

5 7 2 years ago

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andersa2• 2 years ago

Pretty simple one. No.

andersa2• 2 years ago

I have to close at least 10 of these stupid prompts every single day. Accept all has proven to be the fastest way to get it to go away. I don't even read what it says. If there's a prompt appearing on a website with a button that says accept, I click it.

greyface-• 2 years ago

Potentially relevant discussion from 3 days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39742578

mindcrime• 2 years ago

No.

Pokerface777• 2 years ago

I don't think so but they waste tons of people's time every day in the world... they should just default to: no, I don't want cookies that aren't required for this site's basic functionalities to work as intended.

082349872349872• 2 years ago

Yes: not many, but some sites have realised they don't need cookies at all (and hence avoid the whole consent thing)

Luckily those are the sites I wish to visit.

bencelaszlo• 2 years ago

The current implementations are rather ridiculous, you either get a giant pop-up where you can at least say no or - which is more prevalent in my experience - you get a little a message saying we are using cookies whether you like it or not, you can close this by clicking on the "Accept" button.

What if sites would be required to request similarly to camera/microphone access? This way, users would get a consistent experiences across the web and also, developers would have to actually prepare for both responses.

Ask HN: Have there been any positives to cookie consent requirements?

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