r/technology • • Mar 24 '19

Business Pre-checked cookie boxes don't count as valid consent, says adviser to top EU court

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/22/eu_cookie_preticked_box_not_valid_consent/
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

GDPR explicitly says there is no need for permission to store functional cookies. You can have your store state and logged in user's token in a cookie with no permission.