Re: packages.debian.org wants cookies now ?!
Chris Hofstaedtler writes ("Re: packages.debian.org wants cookies now ?!"):
> Cookies are not per-se illegal in EEA, incl. when not explicitly
> being asked for with a "cookie consent box". This misconception is
> however common, and I'd wish we can stop spreading this
> misconception.
Cookies are often illegal. In this particular case, I think they are.
(And the stupid "consent" popups don't make them legal.)
Also they're probably personal data which the CDN don't have any
lawful basis for processing.
Ian.
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