Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

I never accept cookies and it has never stopped from me getting on any site that has asked me to accept cookies, it just has not happened.

Moose Loc: North Carolina

Thanks all for your help. I'll look into them for future needs.

Larry Maxon

I use Malware Bytes

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Well, I am intensely curious about a wide range of things and use links from Google, and Wiki probably dozens of times a day to check facts before posting, or just because something interests me and delving into it sends me to other sites and other tangents. One reason you may not see the “cookie acceptance choice” is if you’ve visited the site before and accepted or rejected them. Regardless, you’re going to see this a lot more.

For instance, in the EU, cookies are regulated by the ePrivacy Directive (also known as Cookie Law).
The Cookie Law requires that every website or app owner who uses cookies disclose it in a cookie policy and block them from running if users’ don’t consent. Even though it grants some exceptions to the consent requirement, users need to be informed that the website uses cookies through a cookie banner.

There still isn’t an all-encompassing privacy law in the US, but we can look at California as the state with the most comprehensive data privacy legislation. Accordingto the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA, CCPA amendment), websites owners can run cookies without consent (opt-in). Still, they must inform the users through a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” notice. Users can opt-out (decline cookies) at any time.

It’s important to note that users have the right to withdraw their consent at any time, even though they consented to cookies in the first place.

(Per: https://www.iubenda.com/en/help/64467-accept-cookies-meaning )

Cheers