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Those dumb emails I am getting are not a problem, for me at least. Infact it’s a good opportunity to remove myself from some communications which are no longer

Those dumb emails I am getting are not a problem, for me at least. Infact it’s a good opportunity to remove myself from some communications which are no longer relevant. The biggest problem was the previous directive, which meant all EU websites display an intrusive message about cookies which needs a click to dismiss. That is the most dumb thing I encounter. And continue to encounter on a daily basis.

drb91 8y ago
This is only if you have non-essential cookies, ie you are tracking users.
- mort96 8y ago
  I find it annoying that every single one of those messages say something to the effect of "We use cookies to improve your user experience", when 99.9% of the time, the only reason you need third-party cookies is user tracking. Maybe that law should've included a clause about how you shouldn't lie about why you're using third-party cookies?
  - ChrisSD 8y ago
    Both can be true. Why track users? So you can see common paths they take, common stumbling blocks, if feature A is better than feature B, etc, etc. Also ad tracking (supposedly) helps deliver more personalized ads that are actually relevant to the user. So they argue that tracking does improve user experience. You may disagree with their reasoning but that doesn't make them liars.
  - salvar 8y ago
    Are you assuming that user tracking can never help companies improve their user experience?
  - rmc 8y ago
    > Maybe that law should've included a clause about how you shouldn't lie about why you're using third-party cookies? In theory the GDPR/EU Data Protection law covers that. If people consent to one thing, then they haven't consented to to the other thing. So you can't lie to get their personal data.
- ChrisSD 8y ago
  But every major website is tracking users. Either for ads or for their own telemetry. Often both.
  - drb91 8y ago
    Well, they try to. There’s certainly room and profit for those invested in alternative revenue models.
billysielu 8y ago
The biggest problem is that websites keep claiming to give me cookies, but never actually do. cookie monster sadface
CiaranMcNulty 8y ago
Replacement legislation was intended to come into force alongside GDPR; it's now expected in 2019
- akvadrako 8y ago
  Right, and it will make accepting the cookies optional if they are just for marketing/tracking.
MiddleEndian 8y ago
http://prebake.eu/ http://prebake.eu/ Block them with your chosen ad blocker.

drb91 8y ago

This is only if you have non-essential cookies, ie you are tracking users.

mort96 8y ago
I find it annoying that every single one of those messages say something to the effect of "We use cookies to improve your user experience", when 99.9% of the time, the only reason you need third-party cookies is user tracking. Maybe that law should've included a clause about how you shouldn't lie about why you're using third-party cookies?
- ChrisSD 8y ago
  Both can be true. Why track users? So you can see common paths they take, common stumbling blocks, if feature A is better than feature B, etc, etc. Also ad tracking (supposedly) helps deliver more personalized ads that are actually relevant to the user. So they argue that tracking does improve user experience. You may disagree with their reasoning but that doesn't make them liars.
- salvar 8y ago
  Are you assuming that user tracking can never help companies improve their user experience?
- rmc 8y ago
  > Maybe that law should've included a clause about how you shouldn't lie about why you're using third-party cookies? In theory the GDPR/EU Data Protection law covers that. If people consent to one thing, then they haven't consented to to the other thing. So you can't lie to get their personal data.
ChrisSD 8y ago
But every major website is tracking users. Either for ads or for their own telemetry. Often both.
- drb91 8y ago
  Well, they try to. There’s certainly room and profit for those invested in alternative revenue models.

billysielu 8y ago

The biggest problem is that websites keep claiming to give me cookies, but never actually do. cookie monster sadface

CiaranMcNulty 8y ago

Replacement legislation was intended to come into force alongside GDPR; it's now expected in 2019

akvadrako 8y ago
Right, and it will make accepting the cookies optional if they are just for marketing/tracking.

MiddleEndian 8y ago

http://prebake.eu/ http://prebake.eu/ Block them with your chosen ad blocker.