That’s illegal in the EU - the opt-out must be the default option and, if it’s not automatically enabled, must be the easiest option - but then that gets flaunted by the scummier websites.
As a web developer that doesn’t do any third-party marketing (nor any kind of data sharing) I always still feel the need to put the annoying cookie pop up explaining that I don’t do this because I assume users assume I’m doing it unethically.
General Public: smash the “accept all” button immediately
Doesn’t help when the decline button almost always shows a page-full of toggles.
That’s illegal in the EU - the opt-out must be the default option and, if it’s not automatically enabled, must be the easiest option - but then that gets flaunted by the scummier websites.
As a web developer that doesn’t do any third-party marketing (nor any kind of data sharing) I always still feel the need to put the annoying cookie pop up explaining that I don’t do this because I assume users assume I’m doing it unethically.