Why you shouldn’t just click on ‘accept cookies’


  • TECH
  • Monday, 15 Feb 2021

Unlike cookies in real life, online cookies are not such a delight, so one should spend a moment to decide whether to accept them. — dpa

“We value your privacy.” For digital citizens in the EU and beyond, it’s a familiar phrase. When a website confronts us with the request to approve cookies, most of us will hit “accept” or “ok” in a brief moment of frustration.

But wasn’t there a reason EU officials insisted on this warning?

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