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Do Personal Sites Need a Cookie Policy in 2026?

A practical guide to deciding when a personal site needs a cookie policy and when a simple disclosure is enough.

Jan 15, 2026 2 min read Nat Currier

Legal BasicsWeb PublishingCompliance

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Nat Currier

I have been building in tech since 1995 (31+ years professionally), with hands-on curiosity long before that. I am a digital explorer, culinary experimenter, and creative coder sharing practical lessons from real systems and real life.

I write practical short reads and deep implementation guides on AI systems, realtime architecture, reliability, and startup execution.

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