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[–] Zzombiee2361 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is storing hideCookieBanner: false on local storage risky?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What would the benefit of storing that in local storage?

[–] bighi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remembering that the user asked to not see that banner again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bighi 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because we were talking about how to save that information without using cookies. Setting a cookie would break the one thing that the conversation was about, wouldn't it?

If we're in a fun conversation about how to enter your home without using the door, would you be the one saying "I have an idea, I have an idea: use the door"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It was clearly a reference to the so called 'cookie laws' requiring permission for tracking cookies. However, cookies that are not for tracking purposes do not require any form of consent.