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Meanwhile here in the US I have to acknowledge that websites use cookies 500,000 times a day. Thanks, Europe.
by imgabe 7y ago
Meanwhile here in the US I have to acknowledge that websites use cookies 500,000 times a day. Thanks, Europe.
- xurias 7y agoWell, we figured if we're so powerless, we might as well punish the US for their misdeeds in other ways. You're welcome.
- throwaway744678 7y agoWe also punish ourselves in the process, though.
- xurias 7y agoWe have to be prepared to sacrifice if we're to effect change in the world.
- janc_ 7y agoThat has nothing (or not much) to do with Europe, but everything with the website owners/makers.
- briandear 7y agoThose website owners put those cookie notices up just for fun?
- brnt 7y agoBecause they want your data. If they didn't, no need to give the user any options.
- Permit 7y agoBefore this law websites collected my data. After this law, websites collect my data AND I am harassed with notices. If the intent of this law was to stop websites from collecting user data then it appears to me it has completely failed while also introducing more friction for users.
- gpderetta 7y agoThey won't be collecting it if you opt out.
- colejohnson66 7y agoThe problem is: that’s what’s supposed to happen. In practice, most websites go for the: by visiting this site, you consent to our tracking cookies. Which, as I understand (as a US citizen), is illegal under the cookie law.
- gpderetta 7y agoSure, they could also mining bitconins or installing rootkits on your machine. The law won't prevent people from doing illegal stuff, but at least they can be persecuted.
- lm28469 7y agoDamned if you do, damned if you don't. Talk about HN doublethink/doublespeak on privacy. Not EU's fault if websites developers can't figure out how not to display EU mandatory popups in the US (pro tip: it's not that difficult). On my side of the pond these popups are actually useful.
- Mirioron 7y agoMaybe the EU could've tried becoming GDPR compliant themselves before it went into effect? That way they would've had an idea of what it would take to do so.
- gsich 7y agoYou don't need a cookie banner for legitimate reasons. Ie a session cookie to save your login.
- Mirioron 7y agoThen why does the EU commission's own website have that same type of cookie popup?[0] If this isn't the intended outcome then why can't they make their own website not have the annoying popup? [0] https://europa.eu https://europa.eu
- WA 7y agoGood question. uBlock Origin doesn't show any third party domains (after I clicked "accept"). I also don't see any meaningful (tracking) cookies at all. So, their cookie consent banner is actually unnecessary.
- random255964 7y agoBut at least they don’t put you in prison. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-15/-the-american-trap-an-executive-s-view-from-a-u-s-prison-cell https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-15/-the-amer...
- jk27277 7y agoGoogle the "I don't care about cookies" add on. Works wonders
- walterstucco 7y agothat's the website's owner fault. GDPR applies to Europe, if the ip is not European they could skip the popup, OR, they could not collect your data in the first place and they wouldn't need any popup! You're welcome, rest of the World!