Eli5-Why do websites repeatedly ask for cookie permission?

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Why if I decline cookies on a website I’ll be asked the next time I visit that website if I give permission for cookies but if I approve cookies I’m never asked again?

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The people who build and run these websites want to track you, and build up information about you as a consumer, often because it helps them make more money in the long run.

If you want to gather information about an EU citizen, then you need their permission to gather info about them. Those popups about cookies are how they ask for permission. Its often easier to just get everyone’s permission rather than trying to work out who is living in the EU.

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