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It's a stupid EU law. https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ If you use a computer in the EU you see it on almost

It's a stupid EU law. https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ If you use a computer in the EU you see it on almost every site.

wjnc 9y ago
It's obviously in no way a compliant statement, so a mere added layer or trolling. I can appreciate the humor. Cookie notices are an annoyance at best. Once website are obliged to work without cookies, then cookie notices would start to make a difference.
- c12 9y ago
  Websites can't all work without cookies right? Unless another mechanism for storing session state client side is popularized - but then you're just reinventing the wheel.
  - corney91 9y ago
    Cookies required for providing the service of the website don't require a consent notification (for example, if a website has a user management system). Search for the word "exempt": http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm Every site seems to just add the pop-up to be on the safe side and/or have extra tracking scripts on their website.
  - flukus 9y ago
    > Websites can't all work without cookies right? No, but this one can. 99%+ of the users are casual readers that get no benefit from cookies.
msl 9y ago
Have you read what the directive actually says? It exempts pretty much all reasonable cookies: you don't need to inform your users about login cookies, session cookies or user settings cookies [1]. There are other types on the list too. Check it out, it should not take you more than a couple of minutes. The only missing type of cookie that I can imagine is one designed to track people in the long term (longer than a session) without their knowledge. Does it really sound that stupid? [1] http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm
- fauigerzigerk 9y ago
  The law was well intentioned but completely ineffective. I think it should be scrapped now that GDPR offers far more meaningful protection for consumers.
- zxcmx 9y ago
  Yep, but if you have analytics (or like 20 different analytics providers!) then you should include the warning. That is most sites now, so cookie warning fatigue sets in. I think the law was well intentioned, but it didn't quite manage to do what it was trying to do.
- BjoernKW 9y ago
  The rule of thumb with these regulations unfortunately for the most part is: Better safe than sorry. These regulations tend to get abused by shady lawyers who specifically target small business that supposedly don't comply with the rules. The same kind of reasoning for example applies to the notorious legal notice requirement for websites in some EU countries: The exact requirements for these documents are still not entirely clear. People and companies go to great lengths to implement (hopefully) legally compliant legal notices for their website while many of them are really just cargo cult intended to appease powers beyond one's control.
- SyneRyder 9y ago
  I tried clicking on the link to their PDF of exemptions - it is no longer available. The actual ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC Section 25 does not mention exemptions for any type of cookies, and specifies: "Users should have the opportunity to refuse to have a cookie or similar device stored on their terminal equipment. This is particularly important where users other than the original user have access to the terminal equipment and thereby to any data containing privacy-sensitive information stored on such equipment." http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0058:EN:HTML http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...

It's a stupid EU law. https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ https://www.cookielaw.org/the-cookie-law/ If you use a computer in the EU you see it on almost every site.

wjnc 9y ago

It's obviously in no way a compliant statement, so a mere added layer or trolling. I can appreciate the humor. Cookie notices are an annoyance at best. Once website are obliged to work without cookies, then cookie notices would start to make a difference.

c12 9y ago
Websites can't all work without cookies right? Unless another mechanism for storing session state client side is popularized - but then you're just reinventing the wheel.
- corney91 9y ago
  Cookies required for providing the service of the website don't require a consent notification (for example, if a website has a user management system). Search for the word "exempt": http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm Every site seems to just add the pop-up to be on the safe side and/or have extra tracking scripts on their website.
- flukus 9y ago
  > Websites can't all work without cookies right? No, but this one can. 99%+ of the users are casual readers that get no benefit from cookies.

msl 9y ago

Have you read what the directive actually says? It exempts pretty much all reasonable cookies: you don't need to inform your users about login cookies, session cookies or user settings cookies [1]. There are other types on the list too. Check it out, it should not take you more than a couple of minutes. The only missing type of cookie that I can imagine is one designed to track people in the long term (longer than a session) without their knowledge. Does it really sound that stupid? [1] http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm

fauigerzigerk 9y ago
The law was well intentioned but completely ineffective. I think it should be scrapped now that GDPR offers far more meaningful protection for consumers.
zxcmx 9y ago
Yep, but if you have analytics (or like 20 different analytics providers!) then you should include the warning. That is most sites now, so cookie warning fatigue sets in. I think the law was well intentioned, but it didn't quite manage to do what it was trying to do.
BjoernKW 9y ago
The rule of thumb with these regulations unfortunately for the most part is: Better safe than sorry. These regulations tend to get abused by shady lawyers who specifically target small business that supposedly don't comply with the rules. The same kind of reasoning for example applies to the notorious legal notice requirement for websites in some EU countries: The exact requirements for these documents are still not entirely clear. People and companies go to great lengths to implement (hopefully) legally compliant legal notices for their website while many of them are really just cargo cult intended to appease powers beyond one's control.
SyneRyder 9y ago
I tried clicking on the link to their PDF of exemptions - it is no longer available. The actual ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC Section 25 does not mention exemptions for any type of cookies, and specifies: "Users should have the opportunity to refuse to have a cookie or similar device stored on their terminal equipment. This is particularly important where users other than the original user have access to the terminal equipment and thereby to any data containing privacy-sensitive information stored on such equipment." http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0058:EN:HTML http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...