Should I Accept Cookies On My Computer?

⏰ You'll be asked again and again if you should accept cookies on your coputer. I'll explain why, what the ramifications are, and my suggested answer. ⏰ Should I Accept Cookies On My Computer Accepting “Legitimate Interest” cookies is generally okay since they’re part of how websites implement features and functionalities. The European GDPR legislation requires sites to ask for consent, leading to frequent, typically ignored consent dialogs. Cookies are used for various purposes and are not designed to leak personal data. Updates, related links, and more discussion: https://askleo.com/168042 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: https://go.askleo.com/ytsub ✅ Watch next ▶ How Websites Remember You: Diving into Cookies & More ▶ https://youtu.be/D4PeyVvc5dU Chapters 0:00 Should I Accept Cookies On My Computer? 0:45 Generally speaking they are okay 1:40 The web won't work without cookies 2:00 What's a cookie? 4:00 Why cookies concern some 6:00 What to do? ❤️ My best articles: https://go.askleo.com/best ❤️ My Most Important Article: https://go.askleo.com/number1 More Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com to get your questions answered ☑️ https://newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ https://askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ https://askleo.com/all-the-different-ways-to-get-ask-leo/ for even more! #askleo #cookies #security