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> The setting would have to be either "I don't want to be tracked by anyone ever" or "I'm ok with being tracked by everyone all the time". The only alternative
by thomastjeffery 3y ago
> The setting would have to be either "I don't want to be tracked by anyone ever" or "I'm ok with being tracked by everyone all the time".
The only alternative to that binary logic is cookie banners. So to be clear, you are advocating for cookie banners.
The reality is that the overwhelming majority of people do legitimately want option 1, which makes cookie banners redundant. The only reason that cookie banners exist is as a high pressure sales tactic to sell users into option 3.
- foldr 3y agoThe point is that you'd still get cookie banners even with option 1, because a site can always ask you if you're willing to override your default preference.
- exitb 3y agoIt could work like popup permissions - unobtrusive notification you ignore unless you're specifically looking for it.
- foldr 3y agoIt could. And the GDPR already bans dark UX patterns in consent popups (i.e. making it artificially difficult to refuse consent). But the law can’t realistically tell sites exactly how to design their UX.
- thomastjeffery 3y agoWhat you are describing is still option 3 (cookie banners). The only real option 1 would be for sites to give up on tracking users. So yeah, you can never compel a site designer to stop doing a thing without compelling them to stop do that thing. The only middle ground is a middle ground.
- foldr 3y agoThat was exactly my point: >The point is that you'd still get cookie banners even with option 1