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Why didn't the cookie consent laws just say that "DNT: 1" counts as denying consent for all unnecessary cookies?
by josephcsible 4y ago
Why didn't the cookie consent laws just say that "DNT: 1" counts as denying consent for all unnecessary cookies?
- davidgerard 4y agoCookie consent banners as we know them were constructed by the IAB as a framework made of dark patterns to annoy people into allowing adtech cookies. The idea was to be as annoying as they could get away with, so that end users would blame the GDPR. https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7epda/its-bad-design-on-purpose-why-website-cookie-banners-look-like-that https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7epda/its-bad-design-on-pur...
- nroets 4y agoI for one are hesitant to click on any new website because I expect yet another cookie consent banner. So cookie consent increased the hurdles users face to explore the real web. So the real winners are the dominant websites and apps.
- cccbbbaaa 4y agoBecause DNT barely existed when ePrivacy was last amended, back in 2009.