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Why on earth am I getting a cookie dialogue that includes a checkbox for “personalization” and asks for permission to track me “to personalize content and ads” on the pricing page of a company that makes money selling an actual product?

Can't we do anything at all these days without pointless cookie dialogues and downright insulting behaviour?

I like GitLab, but I don't like getting advertising cookies stuffed down my throat for showing an interest in your offering.



So they can retarget you as a potential customer.

I totally get your annoyance, but they probably do mostly online marketing, so it makes sense for them.


It's especially annoying because their competition does not use cookies.

https://github.blog/2020-12-17-no-cookie-for-you/


Their competition is owned by MS, and doesn't need to worry about turning a profit on their activity.

Note that I'm not justifying the behaviour, just commenting on it.


> Why on earth am I getting a cookie dialogue [...]

Use NoScript. There is simply no reason for pages like that to [attempt to] stuff so many cookies and scripts for what is a simple page of static content.


I had my browser without uBlock Origin for all of five seconds after a fresh install last month.


There certainly is a reason for them to do it, just not one that you or I like.




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