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Laravel Without Cookies

Thu Nov 10, 2022 Laravel Cookies GDPR

I used Drupal for years and recently I’m using Laravel for a project.

There is a lot to like about Laravel - but one thing that seems odd to me is the cookie handling.

This sites does not use cookies It is a simple blog and does not need to This site does not use analytics While there could be some benefits to me in seeing which parts of the site are more popular at this time I think the GDPR is essentially a good law which provides important freedoms. It is right that people should only be tracked with their consent. That said cookie popups are very annoying and I believe that the value of analytics is less than the costs of annoying people and so have decided not to track users on this site. Read more ...