Accept all — or the site “does not work”
That is usually a design choice, not a technical law. Banners hide reject, repeat on every visit, and train you to tap the large button. That is consent fatigue.
You are not lazy. The interface is the product.
Refusing cookies still leaves a browser fingerprint. Accepting “all” often loads extra ad tags. Neither extreme is a full answer — layer cookie controls with fingerprint protections.
What you can still do
- Cookies and site data — what storage actually does.
- Global Privacy Control — an opt-out some sites honor.
- The settings wizard for concrete browser steps.
- A situation report for this visit.
See what this browser still sends after you “just wanted to read the article”.
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