Why is cookie consent (per GDPR) not core Shopify functionality?

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@ui-gab

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…In technical terms.

All apps load asynchronously or after the shop has loaded. So you cannot stop Shopify from tracking your information with an app alone. And that includes your google analytics tag that you’ve attached.

That also presents a separate issue with tracking on the checkout pages as those pages do not allow you run apps. If you can’t run apps, there is no way to stop the tracking codes from firing on those pages.

Thanks @ui-gab - I think that perfectly sums up why proper cookie consent can only be provided by Shopify, and why this can’t be relegated to an App.

Shopify tends to forget Europe’s half-billion+ citizens, and the 600+ billion euros of Ecommerce sales there in 2019 alone. Cookie consent is one example… they also have no workable tax-compliant gift card solution for European merchants either.