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    As far as I understand, "Necessary cookies only" normally activates only technically necessary or unavoidable data collection, such as login cookies or request headers. Commented Nov 15, 2024 at 1:20
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    @Greengrün绿色vertзеленый that's how it SHOULD work, but I think it's an extremely valid point to question, given .... Well... Given some sketchy decisions the company has made in recent history Commented Nov 17, 2024 at 22:11
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    If "necessary cookies only" doesn't turn off unnecessary data collection, then it would be flat out illegal in the EU. The GPDR requires to have an easy option to disable all unnecessary cookies. Commented Nov 18, 2024 at 2:30
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    @Greengrün绿色vertзеленый But it does already happen with "Legitimate interests", which have to be objected to independent of clicking "necessary cookies only" (often with several buttons in different places, even SE has 2 of them). Commented Nov 21, 2024 at 14:08
  • IIRC, GDPR explicitly forbids targeted advertising from being considered "necessary", no matter how your site is designed. Commented Dec 6, 2024 at 19:54