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>cookie popup is not a disaster, it forced companies to tell their users they are tracking them Now people know that they're being tracked. Great. They are sti

by slig 5y ago

>cookie popup is not a disaster, it forced companies to tell their users they are tracking them Now people know that they're being tracked. Great. They are still being tracked and now are being annoyed with the modals everywhere. Those of us that get bothered enough can install some extension to hide them, but the for most people it's just another annoying thing they have to click away in order to continue what they were intended to do.

dmitriid 5y ago
Most of those banners and popups and "consent" dialogs are illegal under GDPR. And the parasites behind the biggest networks of them are slowly but surely getting what they deserve https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/05/iab-europe-tcf-gdpr-breach-belgium/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/05/iab-europe-tcf-gdpr-breach...
- Karunamon 5y ago
  Even fully compliant dialogs are a pain in the ass. It's why addons like "I don't care about cookies"[1] exist. [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/i-dont-care-about-cookies/fihnjjcciajhdojfnbdddfaoknhalnja?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/i-dont-care-about-...
  - pbhjpbhj 5y ago
    Arrive on page, click "reject all", done. That's what it's like with fully compliant pages.
    - Karunamon 5y ago
      I prefer skipping the second step and not having government-mandated boilerplate interrupting my browsing at all. For something so bloody inconsequential, dismissing the warning is of more import than selecting an option.
      - tehjoker 5y ago
        Inconsequential? Without cookies of this nature the surveillance economy would have had a harder time getting off the ground. We're just numbed to it now because we've been continuously assaulted for decades.
        Karunamon 5y ago
        Yes, inconsequential. As in, there are no tangible consequences to me (or likely anyone else) regardless of what option I select.
  - dmitriid 5y ago
    1. You don't need a dialog at all if you only use data that's strictly required for the functionality of your website. There. Problem solved. In a different discussion someone even linked a great example of a GDPR-compliant site: https://github.com https://github.com See? Easy 2. Okay, for some reason you decide to collect more data. Just as easy: You present the user with a simple accept/reject, where "reject" is clearly labeled, is the default selected option, and the website continues working when the user choses "reject" See? Easy. Those "pain-in-the-ass dialogs"? If they are pain in the ass, they are not compliant.
    - Karunamon 5y ago
      Any popup in my face is a PITA. I don't care about cookies, your newsletters, or coupons. Get out of my way and let me browse.
      - dmitriid 5y ago
        > Get out of my way and let me browse. So, your beef is with people who implement all this.
        Karunamon 5y ago
        We had that before the EU stepped in.
        dmitriid 5y ago
        Ah yes, it's the EU that makes the web sites pester you with newsletters and coupons. It's the Eu that makes the web sites sell you data to literally hundreds of advertisers and trackers. Bad, bad EU.
ClumsyPilot 5y ago
> Now people know that they're being tracked. Great. They are still being tracked and now are being annoyed with the modals everywhere And now when I tell people 'companies are tracking you' noone calls me a conspiracy theorist any more. They say- yes they are. Mission accomplished, this policy gets my vote
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  Reminds me of California’s prop 65: everywhere and on everything you can buy there is a warning that the place/thing could cause cancer. Technically true, but the information isn’t actionable because it is so broad.

by slig 5y ago

dmitriid 5y ago

Most of those banners and popups and "consent" dialogs are illegal under GDPR. And the parasites behind the biggest networks of them are slowly but surely getting what they deserve https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/05/iab-europe-tcf-gdpr-breach-belgium/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/05/iab-europe-tcf-gdpr-breach...

Karunamon 5y ago
Even fully compliant dialogs are a pain in the ass. It's why addons like "I don't care about cookies"[1] exist. [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/i-dont-care-about-cookies/fihnjjcciajhdojfnbdddfaoknhalnja?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/i-dont-care-about-...
- pbhjpbhj 5y ago
  Arrive on page, click "reject all", done. That's what it's like with fully compliant pages.
  - Karunamon 5y ago
    I prefer skipping the second step and not having government-mandated boilerplate interrupting my browsing at all. For something so bloody inconsequential, dismissing the warning is of more import than selecting an option.
    - tehjoker 5y ago
      Inconsequential? Without cookies of this nature the surveillance economy would have had a harder time getting off the ground. We're just numbed to it now because we've been continuously assaulted for decades.
      - Karunamon 5y ago
        Yes, inconsequential. As in, there are no tangible consequences to me (or likely anyone else) regardless of what option I select.
- dmitriid 5y ago
  1. You don't need a dialog at all if you only use data that's strictly required for the functionality of your website. There. Problem solved. In a different discussion someone even linked a great example of a GDPR-compliant site: https://github.com https://github.com See? Easy 2. Okay, for some reason you decide to collect more data. Just as easy: You present the user with a simple accept/reject, where "reject" is clearly labeled, is the default selected option, and the website continues working when the user choses "reject" See? Easy. Those "pain-in-the-ass dialogs"? If they are pain in the ass, they are not compliant.
  - Karunamon 5y ago
    Any popup in my face is a PITA. I don't care about cookies, your newsletters, or coupons. Get out of my way and let me browse.
    - dmitriid 5y ago
      > Get out of my way and let me browse. So, your beef is with people who implement all this.
      - Karunamon 5y ago
        We had that before the EU stepped in.
        dmitriid 5y ago
        Ah yes, it's the EU that makes the web sites pester you with newsletters and coupons. It's the Eu that makes the web sites sell you data to literally hundreds of advertisers and trackers. Bad, bad EU.

ClumsyPilot 5y ago

> Now people know that they're being tracked. Great. They are still being tracked and now are being annoyed with the modals everywhere And now when I tell people 'companies are tracking you' noone calls me a conspiracy theorist any more. They say- yes they are. Mission accomplished, this policy gets my vote

seanmcdirmid 5y ago
Reminds me of California’s prop 65: everywhere and on everything you can buy there is a warning that the place/thing could cause cancer. Technically true, but the information isn’t actionable because it is so broad.