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I’ve lived in Australia and that was the best time of my life. Not only this, also they have water bottles with a cap that you can separate, they provide bags a

I’ve lived in Australia and that was the best time of my life. Not only this, also they have water bottles with a cap that you can separate, they provide bags at the grocery store, and if you want to heat the offices to 19°C in winter, it’s allowed. I’m told my data is protected in the EU, but of I don’t click Approve on the cookie banner, the newspaper tells me “You must either subscribe to our newsletter or approve cookies”, and the receipe website adds “We fund our cranky website full of undesired videos and where we hide our ingredient list under a “See more…” to get beyond the 3-ingredient limit, with ads, so you must allow cookies.” If the EU could make itself useful, that would be now.

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viraptor 2y ago
> they provide bags at the grocery store Not anymore. I mean, you can pay for them now, but you don't get them by default. > You must either subscribe to our newsletter or approve cookies That's not legal... or at least some versions it are not. You can report them or try contacting https://noyb.eu/ https://noyb.eu/ in case they're interested. But now you know how you actually pay for that website. > If the EU could make itself useful, that would be now. They literally created laws which make this behaviour illegal. (Again, some versions anyway) Now it's up to enforcement, but that's country-local not something EU as an organisation can do.
piva00 2y ago
> and if you want to heat the offices to 19°C in winter, it’s allowed. That's also allowed in the EU, it's actually illegal in Sweden for temperatures inside to be under 18C for long periods.
- eastbound 2y ago
  Illegal in France.