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Comment by ColinWright | Hacker News Reader

I get no cookie warning - can you explain what you thought I should see?

"We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the BBC website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time."

I'm in the US, this is what I got. However I only got it once. Despite not clicking on anything, when I returned to BBC the message was not there.

I don't get the warning either in the USA, maybe because I have noscript.

I think if you're going to dramatically alter your browser, you should probably avoid commenting on page quirks or features.

"When I turn off my screen, the BBC's website is all black! Very bad UX!"

http://i.imgur.com/8aGO3.png

And "Find out more" links to http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/cookies/bbc/

It's a banner at the top of the page explaining cookies and if you hit continue on it you acknowledge BBC will continue to use them.

Are you in the UK? Maybe they don't use cookies for uk users as we aren't shown adverts since we pay via the license fee.

I'm in the UK - I still get the message, but no mention of advertising.

"We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the BBC website. However, if you would like to, you can change your cookie settings at any time."

that would make some sense, but there would still be cookies for tracking what you see...

Follow up, I just saw the cookie disclaimer the other day and I'm in the uk

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