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"the cookie banners and compliance cottage industry that grew out of it are a blight on the web" We got "opt out" because the major tech players wanted it. It
by cratermoon 3y ago
"the cookie banners and compliance cottage industry that grew out of it are a blight on the web"
We got "opt out" because the major tech players wanted it. It would have been just as easy, if not easier, to implement "opt in". The cookie banners are there because adtech people wanted friction for opting out, knowing they could use dark patterns and human nature to get most people to just click "OK" and move on to what they were looking for.
- p_l 3y agoRemember: - Every "cookie banner" that does not have a single big "reject all" button that does what it says on the tin fast is not Compliant - Every time a cookie consent form has "optional" "legitimate interest" or "3rd party legitimate interest" - that's not Compliant. Send every of those to GDPR enforcers. It might take time, but with enought complaints we can get balls rolling... and hopefully heads.