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Cookie consent banners might be one of the most frustrating aspects of modern web browsing. A better solution could have been a thoughtful extension or fork of
by m00dy 2y ago
Cookie consent banners might be one of the most frustrating aspects of modern web browsing. A better solution could have been a thoughtful extension or fork of HTTP, specifically for EU implementations, something that handles consent through HTTP headers instead. That would allow users to easily opt in or out, either globally or per tab, without the clutter. Ideally, technical regulations like these should be designed by people with a strong understanding of technology, to ensure practical and user-friendly solutions.
- DarkWiiPlayer 2y agoIt would have been easy to write in generic wording that the "do not track" header must be respected by websites. I'be been wondering for ages why this wasn't implemented.
- nickff 2y agoFrom the implementation and enforcement, it seems like GDPR was an attempt to make tracking visitors so expensive and difficult that it would eliminate targeted marketing, without negatively impacting consumer choices. The 'do not track' header would not achieve this goal.
- DarkWiiPlayer 2y agoIt would if "do not track" had to be treated as an automatic "only essential cookies" choice to avoid cookie banners altogether. At first it would only affect a couple of users, but sooner or later enough "life hack" videos would be out there informing plenty of users about how to get rid of those annoying cookie banners.
- johnnyanmac 2y agocookie consent banners are a workaround GDPR, not a requirement from GDPR. If companies just stopped trying to track people by default, then we'd have the best of both worlds. But as we see with Apple and DMA, they will instead do their best to drag it out.