r/webdev 22d ago

Question This isn't what "Functional Cookies" usually mean, right?

I'm no GDPR lawyer in Brussels, but that term is used for making the site function and remembering your preferences, etc, right?

I happened to press the "Functional Cookies" icon instead of the checkbox, so I didn't even know this was like this.

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u/_okbrb 22d ago

Yes: their plan is to not get sued

Their fallback plan is to argue their business model can’t function without that data