[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44373: Add a privacy setting to disable comment cookie consent

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#44373: Add a privacy setting to disable comment cookie consent
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 Reporter:  mirkoschubert  |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  4.9.8
Component:  Privacy        |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  blocker        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |     Focuses:  ui, administration, privacy
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:22 azaozz]:
 > Who decided to revert this fix? Could you please post the reasoning
 here?

 My reasoning for supporting the release leads' decision is stated above:
 introducing a new option that's disabled by default is less than ideal and
 seems to go against the WordPress philosophies.

 >
 > In 4.9.6 comment consent checkbox was "forced" on by default without
 being needed (lawfully). If the option to disable it is removed, I think
 we should remove the actual "comment consent" checkbox too.

 I agree, If the comment consent checkbox is not legally required, I think
 it's better to remove it altogether instead of introducing an option.
 Someone could write a plugin to re-add it.

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