mikrosom

I still struggle to see how cookies set for spiceworks.com or linkedin.com are for "technical" purposes of just serving a landing page.

Without looking at the contents, would you argue non-Slack cookies (linkedin.com, techtarget.net, etc.) are essential for site functionality?

I'd also be interested in an elaboration. It isn't much about the violation of the law itself but the violation of privacy; why do I have linkedin.com, spiceworks.com, techtarget.com, godknowswhat.com suspiciously dumping cookies in my browser?

Exactly. It's surprising how many bestselling books are full of similar false analogies that one would fall to on a first or even second read.