Features to increase consent

[Pol Cousineau]

Is it possible to configure our version of Cookie Control to achieve this, and if not have it released in a future version? For context I am using the WordPress Plugin.

The goal is to increase cookie consent.

1) Unless all cookies are enabled, continue to load the sidebar: Goal is to have the Cookie Control be persistent and get a user to agree to the cookies to continue on the site as each page load would trigger the cookie control.

2) 2nd page load enables all cookies: I see several sites doing this. They say that by navigating on the website you consent to the use of all the cookies and that they will be enabled. We would modify the text at the top of Cookie Control to inform them of this. The concept is that navigating to a SECOND page when properly notified is an affirmative action while the first page load wouldn't trigger cookies. If a user manually disables all the cookies than new page loads would not override this selection which allows visitors to retract consent.

These options wouldn't be enabled simultaneously on the site but would give more options for how a business wants to handle the cookies on their website.

[Webmaster Blackraven]

It's not legal to do what you are asking.(not necessary either)

The law requires that you offer people the option of not accepting cookies that transfer personal information unless they are site critical/essential you can't say oh yes you can opt out of cookies but then enable them if you go to the next page.

There are only a few things that you need to offer options on, generally for most of us it will be Analytics, social sharing and Marketing, analytics is a tricky one since if you anonymise the data you shouldn't need to ask for permission, but until the law changes to respect annonymisation (PECR2) the option needs to remain, social sharing can be solved relatively easily by using a social sharing function that only sends out third party cookies when your visitors actually share something (in wordpress the Shariff Wrapper plugin will do this) finally we have marketing, this is a bugger but there is no way around it, people have to opt in for marketing be it targeted ads on your website or information being sent by things like facebooks pixel, the law requires that they opt in.

What I suggested earlier would I think help however 

 Get rid of the close window box at the top right of the settings page, this forces people to actually either click on the big accept the site settings button or go and adjust the settings to there choices and click a button at the bottom of the lost to save and exit, given that most people are lazy they will just hit the big button at the top and 99% of people will do this

[Pol Cousineau]

Would love to be able to continue Google Analytics without consent. Not familiar with PECR2 but I presume we'll see an update when that comes through.

Obviously I want to comply with regulation. So if #2 is out of the books, what about #1? I also see someone posting to keep the bottom bar persistent if that is the preferred route until someone makes a selection.

For option #1, I believe that could be combined with your suggestion regarding the X. The reasoning is that the sidebar should continue to load on every page until they make a selection so that they actually make a choice.

[Webmaster Blackraven]

I'm being even more objectionable and sticking the popup on the middle of the screen, but it's no good i they can ust exit without making any selections because by default all selections must be off :-(

[Pol Cousineau]

I just saw a way that looks very good. They have the consent bar at the bottom and it is persistent until an action is taken. You can either go to the settings or accept.

Image 1 Persistent Bottom Bar: https://www.screencast.com/t/WfJ58sdPJJvx

If you go to the settings, than it presents the granular options. They even have it as a toggle where it can expand for more informaiton.

Image 2 Options: https://www.screencast.com/t/DAdAOcCaDU

Is it possible to develop the functionality of the persistent bottom bar with similar settings?

PS. Is the development team reading this or do we need to submit support tickets?

[Alex Asigno]

Check my post here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/cookiecontrol/La4ryiORVsw I've uploaded screenshot of GA data on the impact of removing the 'x' option. Significant difference, but still about 50% of users decline GA tracking.

[Gerasimos Tzoganis]

Hi Pol,

We are reading and gathering most of the feedback provided here. We are currently planning on adding new interface options, however the way GDPR is structured it is a fine line between being convenient to webmasters and not being compliant at all.

As I said though we do gather most of the feedback and are working on new interface options and we will release an update soon.

Regards,

Gerasimos