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What's even more annoying is there were already browser plug-ins, and now there are built-in browser tools, for rejecting cookies or deciding which cookies to s

by zugi 2y ago

What's even more annoying is there were already browser plug-ins, and now there are built-in browser tools, for rejecting cookies or deciding which cookies to store permanently versus which to accept temporarily. GDPR forced a one-size-fits-all solution to a "problem" that was already solved, and got people used to a hostile UI pattern on websites.

troupo 2y ago
> GDPR forced a one-size-fits-all solution Can you point me to the exact place in GDPR that talks about browsers and cookies > to a "problem" that was already solved If it was already solved, why did the industry come up with the dark patterns to trick people into blindly agreeing to tracking and blaming the law for that?