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		cmeacham98 on Dec 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why have we accepted the cookie pop-up sit... Don't get me wrong, I love self-hosted analytics like Matomo, but there is never a situation where a cookie for any form of analytics is "functional".

XCSme on Dec 12, 2021 [–]

What about affiliate systems? Knowing who referred you to the site when you purchase so they can get their cut.

cmeacham98 on Dec 13, 2021 | [–]

Arguable either way in my opinion, but irrelevent because not analytics

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