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But that data isn't necessary to run their business, hence the restrictions on doing so. It really really really isn't hard to comply with these rules without a

But that data isn't necessary to run their business, hence the restrictions on doing so. It really really really isn't hard to comply with these rules without asking the user for consent, all you have to do is not collect everything you can about them. Any website who asks you about cookies or tracking thinks they are collecting more information about you than they need to do their work. Meanwhile the EU has signaled through lax enforcement that they aren't interested in going after anyone but the largest players, and seemingly more for recovering lost tax than shutting down their data collection. There is no justification for the cookie and tracking prompts. By definition, they are direct evidence of a website trying to track you in ways they aren't allowed.

jakear 3y ago
Try opening https://www.lemonde.fr/ https://www.lemonde.fr/, then try opening https://www.lemonde.fr/en https://www.lemonde.fr/en. Which is a miserable experience with a ton of added hassle that provides you 0 actual benefit, and which is a normal website that gives you the information you want and gets out of the damn way? Also fun fact: just navigating to https://www.lemonde.fr/ https://www.lemonde.fr/ already sets the cookies (which don't matter at all and are a 100% non-issue to everyone else in the world) without you interacting with the popup at all. All in all a complete shit show. Kids of today will never know what it's like to go to a website and just. see. content.