3 ms·
> All the EU regulations accomplished was adding an infuriating dialog about cookies that the vast majority of users just click-through anyway, which I suspect
by kergonath 2y ago
> All the EU regulations accomplished was adding an infuriating dialog about cookies that the vast majority of users just click-through anyway, which I suspect will also happen to anyone subjected to surgeon general's warnings about how bad social media is for you.
I tend to agree regarding the current state of things, but most nagging pop-ups are not compliant with regulations, and are bound to get slammed sooner or later. I think they will last a couple of years before being seriously challenged and be gone (possible replaced by something worse, though).
- giancarlostoro 2y agoThe issue is you have similar regulation from California, which is on sites that are not necessarily doing business in the EU, and vice versa. So while in some cases it might not be EU compliant, it might be CA compliant. This has spawned some services you pay for which handle the dialogs for you.
- kergonath 2y agoTo be fair this is probably a good thing. I would not expect a small website managed by a handful of people to know all the regulations inside and out. It’s similar to how they need to contract a proper accountant for taxes and balance sheets if they don’t have the skills to do it themselves. I’ve noticed some of these providers, they have a consistent layout and are localised, even on small sites purely designed for American audiences. If these services are good, then a lot of smaller website will be good as well without them needing to invest too much time or money in this.