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The "definitely not heavily lobbied" loophole that lets EU claim good press for most of the law while leaving the backdoor wide open
by switch007 2y ago
The "definitely not heavily lobbied" loophole that lets EU claim good press for most of the law while leaving the backdoor wide open
- aniviacat 2y agoIt's not a loophole. Strict necessity is well defined, and per the opinion quoted in the fine article: > While [cookie-based analytics] are often considered as a ‘strictly necessary’ tool for website operators, they are not strictly necessary to provide a functionality explicitly requested by the user […]. As a consequence, these cookies do not fall under the [exemption]. Companies can still do it illegally of course, and many do, but there is no law that can stop people from doing illegal things.