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This law is nonsense. You don't have to respect it if you are not in the EU.
by hartator 9y ago
This law is nonsense. You don't have to respect it if you are not in the EU.
- dazc 9y agoIt sure is nonsense since, most of the time, the site may already have dumped a boat load of cookies before the opt-in appears on the screen. "You don't have to respect it if you are not in the EU." Like most of these silly laws, it depends how big you are, Google couldn't get away with it but 99.9% of smaller websites could.
- pluma 9y agoGoogle couldn't get away with it because Google does business in the EU and has subsidiaries in the EU so it needs to comply with EU law. It's no different than physical products. If you produce and ship your product locally to the local market that is not part of the EU and someone exports your goods to the EU, it's their problem if they need to comply with EU law, not yours. If you want to distribute your product in the EU directly and maybe even create a separate company within the EU to do so, you have to comply with EU law or face consequences.
- dazc 9y agoYes, absolutely, thanks for the clarification.
- IshKebab 9y agoI seriously doubt you have to respect if you are in the EU too. Unless you are the size of Facebook, Google etc.