Cookie Consent?

[Doofus]

Over the last couple of days, every website I've visited, as well as TV streaming services, has asked me for cookie consent. Is this happening to everyone, or has my ISP rebooted itself or something?

[SO27]

My guess would be that your external IP address has changed and no longer matches what's stored with the cookie consent settings. So each website has to ask again.

[Doofus]

SO27 said:

My guess would be that your external IP address has changed and no longer matches what's stored with the cookie consent settings. So each website has to ask again.

Thanks. That's what I meant by "my ISP has rebooted". I haven't done anything.

It's bloody annoying though, because passwords.

[768]

SO27 said:

My guess would be that your external IP address has changed and no longer matches what's stored with the cookie consent settings. So each website has to ask again.

My guess would not be that. Otherwise everyone would suffer the same indignity connecting to a VPN, a cafe WiFi, the office WiFi, a mobile hotspot, etc.

[jagnet]

IP address is irrelevant. Cookie consent uses a cookie to store your consent. Makes sense really.

No cookie - you get asked. Have cookie - don't get asked. Use Brave for your browser - never get asked.


If you're suddenly having to consent again on lots of websites, it suggests your existing cookies got flushed. Or you had an extension blocking them that isn't anymore.

NB Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions. This may or may not be related to that last point depending on whether you're using Chrome Canary or not.

[Doofus]

jagnet said:

IP address is irrelevant. Cookie consent uses a cookie to store your consent. Makes sense really.

No cookie - you get asked. Have cookie - don't get asked. Use Brave for your browser - never get asked.


If you're suddenly having to consent again on lots of websites, it suggests your existing cookies got flushed. Or you had an extension blocking them that isn't anymore.

NB Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions. This may or may not be related to that last point depending on whether you're using Chrome Canary or not.

It isn't just one device. It's my tablet, my laptop, my phone and my smart telly.

[Ham_and_Jam]

I don’t recall ever been asked to consent for cookies on any of my smart TVs.

[Doofus]

Ham_and_Jam said:

I don’t recall ever been asked to consent for cookies on any of my smart TVs.

I was surprised, certainly. I think it was All4.

[Ham_and_Jam]

Maybe it was there when i signed up all them years ago. Certainly doesn’t require a regular consent.

[Doofus]

It only happened this one time.

[steveatesh]

I constantly get asked for cookies using Safari on all my devices… I just assumed it was normal but reading this thread it shouldn’t be?

Is there a setting I can alter?