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Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion by jraph on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @04:08AM (#44431706)
> The law requires consent before using a cookie to store even a mundane option that was just directly modified by a user

Nope.

That's exactly why the evil cookie modals are not on the GDPR but only on the sites that want to track you and now need to ask you for your consent before doing so. That's usually exactly where good faith GDPR detractors are wrong, and that's what needs to be repeated again and again in those discussions.

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Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion by nightpool on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @10:55AM (#44434509)
You're correct that the GDPR specifically doesn't require this, but you're incorrect that "the law" doesn't—the 2004 EU ePrivacy Directive requires affirmative consent for all cookies, and it's being enforced much more strictly now in a post-GDPR world
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Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion by jraph on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:56AM (#44440884)
I answered that at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44426726#44434685
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Re:Xfinity using WiFi signals in your house to detect motion by dcow on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @10:37AM (#44444285)
No you didn’t. You’re misunderstanding the classification of strictly necessary vs functional vs marketing/tracking cookies. Go talk to a lawyer. I’m sure they will clear things up for you.
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