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> Clicking a checkbox that says "accept all tracking/cookies purpose from any website" and having the browser accept for you absolutely is informed consent. IA
by pmontra 5y ago
> Clicking a checkbox that says "accept all tracking/cookies purpose from any website" and having the browser accept for you absolutely is informed consent.
IANAL so it's pointless for me to argue on that point. Of course if somebody is happy to accept in advance any privacy policy and will confirm all of those automated choices in a court (if they'll ever be challenged, can't think why), no problem with that.
My point was that we shouldn't expect a major browser vendor to go through all the process to build an API with those legal implications. I wouldn't bet on major websites adopting that API anyway. It looks so much following the letter of the law and circumventing the spirit of it. Very risky, both legally and as a middle finger to the regulators.
- eternityforest 5y agoWhy not? Google loves tracking(At least when it's their own) and users hate popups. A feature saving 2 seconds on 90% of sites is a big deal.
- pydry 5y ago>It looks so much following the letter of the law and circumventing the spirit of it. I dont think this is true either. The consent options would typically come under a few pretty well defined headers (e.g. advertising) and could include the capability of raising specific exceptions for nonstandard requests.