alt Hacker NewsCookie dialogs are the opposite, they are asking for consent up front.
Before they existed websites would just put stuff on your computer without asking. They’re literally a consumer protection.
Direct your outrage elsewhere.
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mghackerlady • yesterday at 6:35 PM
They're better, but most of them use dark patterns to get you to accept all of them
birdsongs • yesterday at 6:30 PM
I have no outrage, and for what it's worth, I upvoted you so your comment wasn't killed.
I think you're being condescending though, and missing the point.
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The site doesn't put cookies on my browser, my browser lets the site set/get cookies. If I let it.