[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44043: Framework for logging/retrieving a users consent state

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#44043: Framework for logging/retrieving a users consent state
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 Reporter:  cookiebot                     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request               |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch gdpr 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by cookiebot):

 Thanks @xkon

 Had a read at #43797 and you've got a good discussion about what to log
 and how to log it.

 To start this ticket out, id like to explain how Cookiebot works.

 Cookiebot stores a cookie which contains the users consent state (and what
 may be referred to as the consent id, which can be used as a proof).
 Storing a cookie to tell whether or not a user wants cookies may sound
 paradoxical, however to make something that could become a long discussion
 short, it is fully allowed and considered a necessary cookie.

 What would be great is if we could signal the consent state to WP Core, so
 that other plugins can use the information to render their cookie setting
 tags accordingly (script, img, iframe, etc), accordingly. The signal
 could, for instance, last for the whole session, so that it would not be
 necessary to store the consent state in the WP database.

 However, if the website owner wants to save the consent state in WP, that
 would also be possible. There is one challenge though.

 In #43797 you mention a consent id, but I am not sure how it is generated.
 As mentioned earlier, we generate our own id. Would it be possible to send
 this ID directly to WP core, and maybe somehow have it mapped with the wp-
 generated consent ID that is used for the rest ?

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