GDPR question…
If I have a piece of UX with a “hide this…” button - if when you press that button I drop a cookie so I know you want that UX hidden, do I need a #GDPR permission box notifying the user of cookies?
If it’s dropping a cookie that literally says “panel=hide”, and contains no other personal information, I assume that I do not, because GDPR only covers personally-identifiable information. This is not that; and I currently drop zero cookies for an anonymous user (unless they log in, which is different and where I get their permission). I don’t believe a “panel=hide” cookie can be used to track any user.
Does anyone believe different? nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqjj6rh2rsdl3qsd6vu7246lya4q9j54weqnzqkzt438m739mqk0eq75kr4n (nprofile…kr4n) ?
#privacy
James Cridland /
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2025-03-19 08:35:21
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2025-03-19 08:35:21Event JSON
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