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How do I opt out of cookies for the site? After I delete cookies, I get an ACCEPT button, and a page explaining what cookies are and how they are used, but can't find a way to reject them.
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Tell your browser to reject them and to send a Do Not Track with the request? After all, if you refuse to accept the cookies from the site, the site has no way to detect that you have done so (as the refusal could not easily be stored long-term except in a cookie - the PHPSESSID in the page addresses would probably not survive between visits) so the Do Not Track from the browser is desirable.

If that does not work and the cookie nag still appears, then there is a bug, which is sadly common because developers rarely test cookieless operation.
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I'd rather have a "shut up about your cookies" button.
I couldn't care less about them.
I reset my browser almost daily and cookies are all deleted.

Please stop the damned warnings!
How can I stop them?
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Sorry, trialling the built-in "GDPR" facility in phpBB. Cycling UK keen to be compliant with Data Protection laws on all their website.

The phpBB implementation is not useful, and it's not even GDPR-compliant. I'll turn it off again.
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For what it's worth, I find a combination of the Vivaldi browser (based on Chrome), tight cookie settings, and the "I don't care about cookies" plugin work nicely to fix my privacy and stop almost all of those annoying cookie pop-ups.

"I don't care about cookies": https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu
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Anything for Safari on a Mac?
Admin's links don't work for me.

Stop the damned cookie warnings please!
Never used to have them, but I can't go to any website without being plagued by warnings these days.

I KNOW ABOUT COOKIES! :shock:
Stop telling me about them!
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The link is to a website where you can download the "I don't care about cookies" plugin for a variety of web browsers.

As a slightly lesser alternative, there are also rules for Adblock Plus, AdBlock and uBlock Origin to block cookie warnings.
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Mick F wrote: 7 Jun 2021, 4:44pm I KNOW ABOUT COOKIES! :shock:
Stop telling me about them!
Sadly it's UK law that we have to pop-up cookie warnings. Even though it's pointless, and annoying. Blame the EU for coming up with the idea, and the UK government for implementing the law pre-Brexit and keeping the law post-Brexit.

FWIW I advise most of my customers not to bother. It's vanishingly unlikely the ICO would notice, let alone issue a fine without first warning.
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I have Adblock etc, but whenI click on the link, I get this .................
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admin wrote: 7 Jun 2021, 5:33pm
Mick F wrote: 7 Jun 2021, 4:44pm I KNOW ABOUT COOKIES! :shock:
Stop telling me about them!
Sadly it's UK law that we have to pop-up cookie warnings. Even though it's pointless, and annoying. Blame the EU for coming up with the idea, and the UK government for implementing the law pre-Brexit and keeping the law post-Brexit.

FWIW I advise most of my customers not to bother. It's vanishingly unlikely the ICO would notice, let alone issue a fine without first warning.
I agree that's it's UK law to pop up a warning. It's also UK law to provide a reject button alongside the accept one - WHICH YOU DO NOT DO

"The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) requires a ‘Reject’ button to be displayed on a cookie consent banner, along with the ‘Accept’ button."

"“A consent mechanism that emphasizes ‘agree’ or ‘allow’ over ‘reject’ or ‘block’ represents a non-compliant approach, as the online service is influencing users towards the ‘accept’ option.”
Source: ICO"

Thus could let me know WHEN this required change will be made, before I follow your 'vanishingly unlikely' route.

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I don't want to be warned or have the option to reject or accept.
It's just yet another click to do.

Shut up about the damned cookies!
Stop warning me please!
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PS:
We have a "smart TV" now, and can surf the 'net on it.

We don't get a cookie warning on it.
Why not?

If we don't get them on the telly, why do our computers get them?
Same WiFi, same connection.
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I guess, but don't know, that a TV doesn't store cookies. Only a guess mind.
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If a telly doesn't store cookies, how can you remain logged into a website?
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Mick F wrote: 7 Jun 2021, 6:51pm I don't want to be warned or have the option to reject or accept.
It's just yet another click to do.

Shut up about the damned cookies!
Stop warning me please!
Agreed, but the issue here is that too many sites promenently display an ACCEPT button, and then the REJECT button is either hidden or non-existant - as with THIS SITE.

Not interested in excuses around PHPBB implementation of the rules etc, the rules are the rules and need to be followed, so those that administer this site need to do it (or employ somebody that can), else we'll see whether the ICO are interested in telling them to do so.
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