You can eliminate friction in your UX by not collecting data you don't need. It's way less work to, you know, not collect that data.
I'm not sure why the government is needed to solve a problem that you've gone out of the way to inflict on yourself.
I'm not sure why the government is needed to solve a problem that you've gone out of the way to inflict on yourself.
Thanks to the GDPR I cannot do this without the stupid cookie warning popup.
In this regard, the GDPR is clumsy lawmaking that results in companies having to behave defensively, hoping that users will accept a damaged UX in order that the company is not fined by the EU.
Again, nobody is actually reading the law here. Tech is 99% followers who blindly do whatever without understanding the motivation behind it.
In which case, the GDPR doesnt even apply to you! Only if you collect/store PII the GDPR starts to apply!
> Thanks to the GDPR I cannot do this without the stupid cookie warning popup.
Again, the GDPR has nothing in it about cookie banners.
> the GDPR is clumsy lawmaking
It isnt, people are just complaining about it without ever actually reading it or doing much research.
Here's the key distinction: Strictly necessary cookies: No consent needed. These are required for the site to function properly (e.g., shopping cart cookies, login sessions).
Analytics cookies (including the case with a unique ID for tracking visitors): Not strictly necessary, so consent is required.
Even if the data is anonymous or pseudonymous (like a randomly generated unique ID), if the purpose is analytics and it involves storing or accessing data on the user’s device (like setting a cookie), you must ask for consent.