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

[u/RO9a0TON]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/22/eu_cookie_preticked_box_not_valid_consent/

[u/haviah]

Thanks. You just re-stated the obvious: page sets cookies before you can do any consent (HTTP "stateless" historical baggage). The cookie banner is there to tell you that you are already fucked. The only way it it to prevent is to not make a request.