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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前

European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying

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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying

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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前
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European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders recently told German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that the European Commission is aware of how annoying cookie consent banners have become...
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    What’s annoying is the “Reject” button hidden on another page. That should be illegal.

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      And it actually is… Quote from the GDPR:

      It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent.

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        The problem isn’t the law. It’s that it isn’t enforced.

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          It is enforced, but there are so many websites with so little time.

          So it takes a while. It used to be WAY worse.

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      Plus the ‘legitimate interests’ of 3rd parties

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        Yeah, definition of “legitimate interest” is definitely being stretched well beyond it’s breaking point.

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      Pretty sure it is

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