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It's very unfortunate, and I don't know what I can do. I love mobile app development, and I recently switched from web to mobile, and I must say that I prefer

It's very unfortunate, and I don't know what I can do. I love mobile app development, and I recently switched from web to mobile, and I must say that I prefer the apps I build natively. The two most popular platforms are both, for all intents and purposes, closed. If I join as a developer, I could be subject to unfair treatment, and lose something I worked on for years. These platforms are so powerful, the only way this will change is if either the EU or the USA decides to regulate this. A single country would be just deplatformed. I'm not even sure if EU alone would be enough: if the USA treats it as attack on an American company, the EU won't get away with it. Also, when regulations go wrong, you get the cookie alerts, I don't know how they could mess this up, but maybe I'm just not imaginitive enough.

g_p 5y ago
The EU has already regulated on this, and it's in force - EU regulation 2019/1150. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R1150 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... Article 4 in particular is relevant here. Regards cookie prompts, I am must admit I think these are an example of "malicious compliance" - there's no requirement to show them unless placing non-functional, non-essential cookies. You can legally deliver your web page, store items in a shopping basket, and store logged in state - nothing prevents that. The issue is that (right now) there isn't enough enforcement of breach of these rules - most cookie walls don't actually prevent the cookies being placed, and therefore are ineffective and illegal. The use of dark patterns to attempt to coerce consent is illegal (as consent must be to GDPR standards). Once people stop placing third party cookies and cookies for purposes like tracking and analytics, they won't need a cookie consent prompt. In a sense the EU is raising awareness of something people had no visibility or ability to see. Perhaps the new iOS prompt will become similar. This helps people to differentiate private services, as now they will be more convenient, and hopefully succed.

g_p 5y ago

The EU has already regulated on this, and it's in force - EU regulation 2019/1150. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R1150 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32... Article 4 in particular is relevant here. Regards cookie prompts, I am must admit I think these are an example of "malicious compliance" - there's no requirement to show them unless placing non-functional, non-essential cookies. You can legally deliver your web page, store items in a shopping basket, and store logged in state - nothing prevents that. The issue is that (right now) there isn't enough enforcement of breach of these rules - most cookie walls don't actually prevent the cookies being placed, and therefore are ineffective and illegal. The use of dark patterns to attempt to coerce consent is illegal (as consent must be to GDPR standards). Once people stop placing third party cookies and cookies for purposes like tracking and analytics, they won't need a cookie consent prompt. In a sense the EU is raising awareness of something people had no visibility or ability to see. Perhaps the new iOS prompt will become similar. This helps people to differentiate private services, as now they will be more convenient, and hopefully succed.