So almost every GDPR cookie consent banner out there has a section for “legitimate interest” cookies that they can leave on by default and you will inadvertently accept even if you choose “Reject all” unless you go to the detailed settings and disabled those too.
Some of them have dozens of legitimate-interest cookies.
I read some articles about what they are and why it is allowed to keep them on by default, but they were very vague. So can someone explain it to me like I am five?
It’s extra weird because by definition, whatever they thought “legitimate interest” really meant, they wouldn’t need your consent for. That’s a different letter or clause or whatever.
Sounds like a loophole to make unnecessary cookies bypass the opt-out choice.