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21 questions linked to/from We’re adding more user controls for cookie consent
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Updates to Privacy Policy (September 2021)
As you know, periodically we update our privacy policy. Today is one of those days: we've made a few changes to the privacy policy. The policy covers how we collect and use data on the entire network, ...
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We've added a "Necessary cookies only" option to the cookie consent popup
We’ve added a “Necessary cookies only” option to our cookie consent banner across stackoverflow.com, all Stack Exchange sites, stackoverflow.co, stackoverflow.blog, and all other Stack Overflow sites. ...
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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) upgrade
Update Sep 14: GA4 has been enabled network-wide.
Update Sep 8: GA4 has been enabled on Super User.
TL;DR: We’re preparing to upgrade Google Analytics to version 4.
A few months ago, the Google ...
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Which browsers are officially supported, and what else do I need?
Which browsers are officially supported by Stack Exchange?
Also, what other technical capabilities are needed in order to use every feature of the site?
Return to FAQ index
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John Oliver calling out Stack Exchange cookie dialog
In the recent Data Brokers episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver showed this picture: (jump to relevant part around 18:57)
which is of the Stack Exchange cookie screen. He said this:
Privacy ...
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Stack Overflow is not trying to start audio
After a thorough investigation and inquiry, we were able to get an update on this. The ads in question were not intending to start audio but were rather checking to see if there was an audio player ...
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The cookie consent dialog (coming from cookielaw.org) keeps popping up
Recently, every time I hit a new page in Stack Exchange, whether it be the list of questions in a given forum, or a specific question, I get a pop-up like this:
Your privacy
By clicking “Accept all ...
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Include a "reject all" button in the cookies banner
Proposal
The cookie banner should have a "Refuse All" or, to be more accurate, "Accept Only Essential Cookies" or "Refuse Non-Essential Cookies" or "[insert a label ...
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How do I dismiss the new cookie popup that appears on the site?
Lately I've been seeing this cookie popup that blocks a lot of the screen. When I try to do the "manage cookies" thing, all it shows me are several categories, with a green oval containing ...
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Report this Ad Feature
This post is in reference to the following blog post: Report this Ad [beta] provides more control over your advertising experience
To start off, a quick introduction of myself; my name is Jascha Drel,...
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Make cookie preferences configurable in profile
As shown in e.g. Could the cookie banner please be made less intrusive? and multiple answers to We’re adding more user controls for cookie consent the current cookie banner design is less than ideal.
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I can't see anything - Teams banner and cookie toaster obscure my whole screen
There have been issues with the cookie box for a while, but this is ridiculous. It reminds me of late 2017 Stack Overflow, but this time it's network-wide.
The banner must be scrolled past (or ...
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Could the cookie banner please be made less intrusive?
I frequently visit Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites from private browser windows, which means I get the cookie banner over and over.
Does it really have to cover the most useful part of ...
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cdn.cookielaw.org is blocked by my browser
When navigating Stack Exchange, I get this error in my browser's console
The resource from “https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js” was blocked due to MIME type mismatch (X-Content-...
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We’re Adding our Subprocessors to the GDPR Section of Our Legal Portal
As part of our continued effort to ensure compliance with the GDPR, we are publishing a list of our subprocessors - a list of third party vendors who process personal information for each of our ...
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