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And if they did that it would also make them GDPR compliant. They chose to put up cookie banners as a way of making to seem like the people making the laws tol

And if they did that it would also make them GDPR compliant. They chose to put up cookie banners as a way of making to seem like the people making the laws told them to do it. > 99% are just fake. If you reject cookies you keep get them This is silly. The rule is that people are allowed to opt 𝚘̶𝚞̶𝚝̶ in to tracking. Just because some companies use cookies for this doesn't mean that cookies are banned. If you are using cookies to store your website's settings then that is perfectly fine.

ajsnigrutin 4y ago
Opting-in should be a client feature, not a website feature... make browsers block cookies by default, and then add a button next to the title bar to accept cookies for this webpage (for them to remember the login).
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  GDPR is not just about cookies. In fact cookies are already next-to-useless for tracking because modern browsers have countermeasures against it (which unfortunately does hinder legitimate usage like cross-domain SSO). The GDPR is about data processing consent as a whole, regardless of how the data was collected. It includes data that you can’t withhold such as your IP address, browser fingerprint, etc.
- happymellon 4y ago
  Other people tracking you has nothing to do with the browser. They need explicit permission to track you. The browser doing absolutely nothing is what most people want. The website can set whatever cookies it wants for the activity of the website itself.
TamDenholm 4y ago
> The rule is that people are allowed to opt out of tracking Sorry to correct you, but the rule is that people are allowed to opt-in to tracking. This fundamental misunderstanding is kinda the problem...
- happymellon 4y ago
  Sorry, yes this is correct. And even after opting in, you are allowed to opt out.
- happymellon 4y ago
  Although I would say that this misunderstanding is not the problem. The problem is that people think the cookies are the problem, when in fact it's not the cookies but the tracking.

ajsnigrutin 4y ago

Opting-in should be a client feature, not a website feature... make browsers block cookies by default, and then add a button next to the title bar to accept cookies for this webpage (for them to remember the login).

Nextgrid 4y ago
GDPR is not just about cookies. In fact cookies are already next-to-useless for tracking because modern browsers have countermeasures against it (which unfortunately does hinder legitimate usage like cross-domain SSO). The GDPR is about data processing consent as a whole, regardless of how the data was collected. It includes data that you can’t withhold such as your IP address, browser fingerprint, etc.
happymellon 4y ago
Other people tracking you has nothing to do with the browser. They need explicit permission to track you. The browser doing absolutely nothing is what most people want. The website can set whatever cookies it wants for the activity of the website itself.

TamDenholm 4y ago

> The rule is that people are allowed to opt out of tracking Sorry to correct you, but the rule is that people are allowed to opt-in to tracking. This fundamental misunderstanding is kinda the problem...

happymellon 4y ago
Sorry, yes this is correct. And even after opting in, you are allowed to opt out.
happymellon 4y ago
Although I would say that this misunderstanding is not the problem. The problem is that people think the cookies are the problem, when in fact it's not the cookies but the tracking.