• zaphod@sopuli.xyz
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    14 天前

    The cookie law isn’t dumb, but at this point it should maybe be reformed. Basically as long as a website doesn’t do shady shit with cookies no cookie banner is required. Instead of complaining about the cookie banner law, people should complain about websites who sell their users’ data.

    • denshi@discuss.tchncs.de
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      13 天前

      Basically as long as a website doesn’t do shady shit with cookies no cookie banner is required.

      That is actually the status quo. If a website only uses cookies that are needed to make the website function, there is no need for a banner or dialogue. These cookie banners are there deliberately to be annoying so you’ll agree to more than is necessary.

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      13 天前

      The dumb bit of the law is the fact that websites are allowed to put up an annoying banner that says either accept cookies or individually deselect 240 checkboxes.

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      The newest take on cookies, is “accept all, or pay to read”. Quite shady, if you ask me.