alt Hacker News> the act of writing any cookie is actually covered under the law (because you're storing something on the user's computer). You're required to disclose that these cookies are in use.
The page describing the law has more examples of cases where you do not need consent than the ones you do.
https://commission.europa.eu/resources/europa-web-guide/desi...
Covered under the law: they are, they really are.
You're required to disclose. I didn't say consent.
This is precisely why I say talk to a lawyer. I appreciate the firmness of your conviction, but not reading what was explicitly stated, well.