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The GDPR should specify a standard cookie banner that must be used, some of them are beyond a joke. Google (for shame) has the most horrible, obnoxious dark-pat
by FridayoLeary 5y ago
The GDPR should specify a standard cookie banner that must be used, some of them are beyond a joke. Google (for shame) has the most horrible, obnoxious dark-pattern banner, that they have obviously worked on to make as unfriendly as possible, while looking as benign as possible. I've never once in my life bothered reading the walls of script and check-boxes before clicking the most convenient button i can find.
- PaulKeeble 5y agoThe grand majority of them aren't really complying with the law as they default to cookies on and use a series of dark patterns to avoid you turning them off. But so far the regulators haven't been dealing with the problem. But its well within their power to do so and fix it so there is a simple dismiss button and the default is no cookies if they start enforcing the law they have.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoIronically The Guardian itself is violating the GDPR, doing precisely what you described. And this harms the reputation of the law as it gets associated with annoying and ineffective pop-ups.