Does the bcookie cookie need consent?

In the EU and the UK, yes. bcookie is a marketing cookie and needs consent before it is set under the GDPR, the ePrivacy rules and PECR. Under the CCPA and CPRA, visitors can opt out of its use for cross-context behavioural advertising.

How long does the bcookie cookie last?

bcookie usually lasts 1 year. The exact lifetime depends on the site's settings and the version of the script that sets it.

Who sets the bcookie cookie?

bcookie is set by LinkedIn. It is in the Marketing category.

How do I block or delete the bcookie cookie?

Visitors can delete bcookie in their browser's cookie settings. On your own website, a consent banner can keep the script that sets it waiting until the visitor accepts marketing cookies. Kukie.io's banner does this for known trackers by default, and for any other script you tag with its category.

Marketing

bcookie cookie

Set by LinkedIn.

What it does

Browser ID cookie for LinkedIn.

Cookie name: bcookie
Category: Marketing
Provider: LinkedIn
Duration: 1 year
Data source: Kukie.io

Consent

Needed in the EU and the UK

bcookie is in the Marketing category. In the EU and the UK, it needs the visitor's consent before it is set. Under California's CCPA, visitors can opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information, including for cross-context behavioural advertising.

GDPR and ePrivacy (EU): Prior consent is needed before setting bcookie. Advertising and tracking cookies are never covered by the strictly necessary exemption.
UK GDPR and PECR: Consent is needed before setting bcookie.
CCPA and CPRA (California): Setting bcookie for cross-context behavioural advertising counts as sharing personal information: offer a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" opt-out and honour the Global Privacy Control signal.

Managing bcookie with a consent banner

A consent banner can keep the script that sets bcookie waiting until the visitor accepts marketing cookies. Kukie.io's cookie scanner finds bcookie and sorts it into a category. The banner holds back known trackers by default, and any other script you tag with its category waits too.

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