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I'm not sure it's malicious compliance. When you are threatened with massive fines for non-compliance but you aren't told explicitly about how to solve it other
by lbriner 5y ago
I'm not sure it's malicious compliance. When you are threatened with massive fines for non-compliance but you aren't told explicitly about how to solve it other than, "A cookie notice would be a way of complying", everyone will use a cookie notice.
- Nextgrid 5y agoBad news: those notices will do nothing to mitigate the fines, and might in fact even increase them if those notices pressure or trick users. Good news (for the companies): GDPR enforcement has and continues being laughable, so you don't have to worry either way.
- ratww 5y agoModern cookie banners definitely are malicious compliance and most certainly are also violations of the GDPR. All those companies could use less invasive methods of asking for consent, such as optional checkboxes in signup forms. Or a non-intrusive "click here to opt-in to tracking". The reason they don't do it like this is because they prefer forcing users to click "Accept All" using dark patterns. Anyone complaining about shitty cookie banners is actually complaining about companies breaking GDPR.