Fuck off! I know websites use cookies!

My personal blog uses zero cookies :-P

I use static generation, no social networking widgets (just links) and use a log analyser (no javascript) for status. (There's still some layout Javascript, but the site doesn't break if it's not there .. hope to get rid of all of that at some point).

My site uses cookies, I dont f-ing care about EU laws, nor do I collect info for anything other than operating the site, like logins. Is anybody even enforcing this EU shit anyway?

@Demolishun In the EU - yes, the fines are going up rapidly. Technically, you'd have to observe that law even if US based, but dealing with EU citizens. It's just that the US won't enforce any of that.

Also, if you only use cookies for technical necessities like trolleys in an online store, language settings and such, and you only evaluate them on your own site, then you don't need a cookie banner, not even under EU law.

If your privacy statement lists that you use these cookies for these purposes, then you're already done.

@Demolishun Oh and becomes even better because you also have a completely different standard body which you're supposed to adhere to, even in the US: WCAG 2.1 (Domino's just lost in court over their violation).

The kicker is that you must not lose user input due to inactivity, except when warning the user for confirmation or when the timeout is at least 20 hours. That's guideline 2.2.6 - only applicable for level AAA, but hey why not.

Tadaaa, the trolley cookie can be persistent for one day without any user consent, just because it has to be accessible.

WCAG warns about possible privacy regulation conflicts, but GDPR allows to collect data if necessary for the purpose of the website, which an accessible trolley surely is.