Re: packages.debian.org wants cookies now ?!

Chris Hofstaedtler writes ("Re: packages.debian.org wants cookies now ?!"):
> Cookies are not per-se illegal in EEA, incl. when not explicitly 
> being asked for with a "cookie consent box". This misconception is 
> however common, and I'd wish we can stop spreading this 
> misconception.

Cookies are often illegal.  In this particular case, I think they are.
(And the stupid "consent" popups don't make them legal.)

Also they're probably personal data which the CDN don't have any
lawful basis for processing.

Ian.