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Blame the web devs and their bad implementation of it. It’s really not that hard to get right (unless of course you don’t really want to comply).
by WA 8y ago
Blame the web devs and their bad implementation of it. It’s really not that hard to get right (unless of course you don’t really want to comply).
- andybak 8y agoAgree that getting the region wrong is sloppy. But how does one avoid asking every time when cookies are blocked? What other implementation option is possible? This is what cookies are for.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> But how does one avoid asking every time when cookies are blocked? What other implementation option is possible? This is what cookies are for. Local storage? Detect if cookies are blocked? Or, simply don't use cookies for purposes other than providing the service - which exempts you from the need to show the message?
- ahje 8y ago> Or, simply don't use cookies for purposes other than providing the service This, or as a minimum: Don't track people who has the DNT header set.
- dorgo 8y agoYou mean the DNT header which is set by default in browsers? Then we can simplify your proposal to: "Don't track people"
- icebraining 8y agoThe only browser that set it by default was IE, and Microsoft ended that with Windows 10.
- ahje 8y agoI've seen different Linux distros have it as default both for Firefox and Chromium as well. But yes, the userbase for those is so small that we can assume that people with the header on simply don't want to be tracked.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoYou say this as if you're thinking that tracking is a normal thing to do to your users. I'm happy GDPR is fixing such misconceptions.
- nicky0 8y agoI wish browsers had a "do track" option which told every website: yes I consent, do what you want, just don't show me a popup. These cookies banners and GDPR popups have ruined the web.
- AsyncAwait 8y agoSo ads that follow you everywhere and inescapable email signup forms haven't done it, but "cookies banners and GDPR popups have ruined the web". Got it.
- nicky0 8y agoI know you are being sarcastic, but honestly yes. I'm not too bothered about being tracked and having targeted ads. It doesn't negatively affect my experience. My ad-blocker takes care of most of the ads anyway. These intrusive popups and banners, on the other hand — especially the new post-GDPR in-your-face ones which I have to dismiss before I can even read a simple article — have ruined the user experience of the web. And my ad blocker doesn't seem to be able to block them.
- AsyncAwait 8y agoThere are lists that can block these popups, if that's really your main concern. Still, I think saying that they're the bigger problem than the pervasive tracking they try to protect their users against, including only casual users, is a bit much.
- nicky0 8y agoI can only speak for myself. The popuips are the bigger problem. There's a lot of hand wringing about tracking but what harm does it actually do?
- pluma 8y agoCookies don't matter. Personally identifiable information matters. Storing a "seen_cookie_notice=true" flag is fine (assuming the banner itself indicates that interacting with it will set the flag) as long as you don't use it for anything else.
- marcosdumay 8y agoThe GP does not store cookies. How will the site store the seen_cookie_notice?
- IanCal 8y agoHow is it easy to limit this? It's about how you treat EU citizens, not where people currently are.