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No I am not to good at IT so I wouldnt know exactly how this website works with taking away cookies. But I do know something about data protection and that I have the right to withdraw my consent. I am guessing griff is ignorant of the law here as dont think he would go against it on purpose. So my advice to read up on it and ofcourse online safety bill still stands as anyone wanting to run their own forum needs to know these laws to look after themselves as much as anything