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No, preferences are not strictly necessary, check https://gdpr.eu/cookies/

I would on the other hand ask if I should really set my "preferred language" on every device I log in ?! Why not store it server side (not to mention, why not use the browser language selection to start with).

I do agree with you that most of the cookies we talk about are not at all "preference cookie"...





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