Questions tagged [cookies]
For questions about the cookies that SE (or its affiliates) sends to your web browser.
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What’s with the new cookie banner with "legitimate interests" only on certain SE sites?
Stack Overflow has a new cookie banner/setting page which includes somewhat hidden "legitimate interests". Which also have to be objected to individually, not by using the "necessary ...
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The "Cookie Settings" link in the footer is not aligned vertically with the other links in the "Company" section on narrow screens
When the width of the browser window that is displaying a site on the Stack Exchange network is sufficiently wide, it shows the different sections in the footer (e.g. the "Meta Stack Exchange&...
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If I accept all cookies, why is it not saved that I have accepted all cookies?
Every single time I go to a stack exchange website, I am prompted to accept cookies.
Why does this decision not get stored in a cookie? Why do you have to ask me every single time, and no matter what ...
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How does Stack Exchange verify an advertiser is adhering to its advertising policies?
How does Stack Exchange ensure that ads don't deliver a tracking pixel if I have opted out of cookies? Is it impossible for an ad to track me if I have opted out of targeting pixels or could an ad ...
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Overlapped items on cookie customization popup
There are overlapping items on cookie customization popup on mobile devices like Android phone:
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Choosing "Necessary cookies only" doesn't prevent appearing of cookie notice after page refresh [duplicate]
Since yesterday choosing "Necessary cookies only" option on cookie notice doesn't prevent this notice appearing again and again after page refresh:
Reproducible on all non-English Stack ...
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Cookie consent going down hill
SE's cookie reject seems to have just got a lot worse.
I now have to both opt-out, and then reject "legitimate interest". But that is not enough; I have to then go through all the vendors, ...
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Cookie pop-ups are repeatedly displayed on international sites & translations are not reflected and displayed in English
Problem #1
Translations are not reflected on the cookie pop-up screen on international sites and each meta site.
(We should have translated these strings.)
https://ja.stackoverflow.com
https://ja.meta....
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The Cookie Policy link is broken
The post below made me investigate the links at the bottom of the page.
Opt in or out of cookie tracking
To opt in or out of cookie tracking, scroll down all the way to the bottom of any page on ...
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Do Stack Exchange websites know my location? [duplicate]
Do Stack Exchange websites know my location?
Stack Exchange uses cookies, right?
Do my coordinates go to some database?
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Add a link to the site cookie settings from the User Settings page
Apparently cookie settings are configurable via a link on the site footer. I found this out thanks to a brief mention on the Advertising Guidelines update:
Opt in or out of cookie tracking
To opt in ...
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What is the script being fetched from cdn.cookielaw.org when I open the cookie settings dialog?
What is the script being fetched from cdn.cookielaw.org when I open the cookie settings dialog? What is it for / what does it do / why is it needed?
Following the update in Update to our Advertising ...
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I keep getting the privacy pop-up windows when browsing SE on iOS
I keep getting the privacy pop-up windows when browsing SE with Chrome on my iPhone (iOS 15):
I don't think that's intended, so I'm tagging that as a bug. Feel free to retag as support if I missed ...
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Why am I unable to close the cookie consent popup on iOS 12.5.7? [duplicate]
Not a Duplicate
It does not seem to be a duplicate of these:
The cookie consent dialog (coming from cookielaw.org) keeps popping up
Why can't I dismiss these Stack Exchange cookie popups on mobile ...
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Why does the Stack Overflow site keep logging me out? Only in Chrome
For the past few months, I've encountered this issue. As I do not bother until recently, I find it very annoying. I have not done any changes towards my account, nor Chrome settings.
Here are some ...
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