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> I'd much rather have say a badge in the address bar of the browser (similar to the https badge) saying a site was gdpr compliant and used cookies This would

> I'd much rather have say a badge in the address bar of the browser (similar to the https badge) saying a site was gdpr compliant and used cookies This would also be much easier to implement. Just add a GDPR-Compliant header (or similar), and the browser already knows if there are cookies. I think the actual issue is that browsers are open source/non-commercial things that are usually owned by companies in the US (a place where EU laws do not directly apply). They would have to ask nicely instead of making it a law.

flingo 8y ago
I look forward to a future where the web has separate <ad> <tracker>, and <drm> tags. Would standardize all this garbo and make blocking components much easier. Can anyone just write an RFC?
- newsbinator 8y ago
  I love this. And Europe can make these tags mandatory for all ads and trackers.
  - flingo 8y ago
    I wouldn't like to see that. What's an ad, what's a tracking script? Regulation like this usually has unintended consequences. I'd expect the push to come from browser vendors. Either by blocking ads that aren't in those elements by default, or feeding them garbage data.
    - newsbinator 8y ago
      There could be a technical definition of an ad: "user-visible text or image(s) meant to advertise a product or service, separate from the primary purpose or offer of the page in which it is embedded" ... or something. IANAL.
      - flingo 8y ago
        For an easy solution, you could leave it up to browser developers. More complicated: anything you were paid to put on your website. Exceptions for integrated advertisements/ads embedded in videos. This won't really hit people doing self-serve or custom ads much, but it'll cover the vast majority of the web.
beojan 8y ago
The issue is the law requires no tracking by default, and that it be as easy to opt out as to opt in. Unfortunately sites have decided not to comply with this portion.

flingo 8y ago

I look forward to a future where the web has separate <ad> <tracker>, and <drm> tags. Would standardize all this garbo and make blocking components much easier. Can anyone just write an RFC?

newsbinator 8y ago
I love this. And Europe can make these tags mandatory for all ads and trackers.
- flingo 8y ago
  I wouldn't like to see that. What's an ad, what's a tracking script? Regulation like this usually has unintended consequences. I'd expect the push to come from browser vendors. Either by blocking ads that aren't in those elements by default, or feeding them garbage data.
  - newsbinator 8y ago
    There could be a technical definition of an ad: "user-visible text or image(s) meant to advertise a product or service, separate from the primary purpose or offer of the page in which it is embedded" ... or something. IANAL.
    - flingo 8y ago
      For an easy solution, you could leave it up to browser developers. More complicated: anything you were paid to put on your website. Exceptions for integrated advertisements/ads embedded in videos. This won't really hit people doing self-serve or custom ads much, but it'll cover the vast majority of the web.

beojan 8y ago

The issue is the law requires no tracking by default, and that it be as easy to opt out as to opt in. Unfortunately sites have decided not to comply with this portion.