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Comment by max-privatevoid

Clicking on "Customize" on the cookie consent banner reveals toggles for the following:

> Analytics Cookies

> Help us understand how visitors interact with our website. We use privacy-first analytics.

Tracking.

> Marketing Cookies

> Used to track visitors and show relevant advertisements.

Ads and more tracking.

> Preference Cookies

> Remember your preferences like language and theme settings.

Do these actually require separate consent, or can they be considered functional?

I would expect that a European digital sovereignty project in which privacy is the whole point would not have a cookie consent banner at all, because it would simply not use any non-functional cookies that would require it. I see the cookie banner as a sort of "mark of shame" that nefarious websites are forced to wear.

Also, I recall hearing that there were plans to make highlighting the "Accept All" button above the other options illegal, because it's a dark pattern that gets people to click the highlighted option more often.

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