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So much legislation about privacy that involves "oh those bad companies" that ends up putting the onus on the individual to manage it all. I'm visiting a websi

by duxup 3mo ago

So much legislation about privacy that involves "oh those bad companies" that ends up putting the onus on the individual to manage it all. I'm visiting a website, i don't want to make a legal agreement with every website ... Social media bad for kids? Everyone hand over your ID at the door ...

jeremyjh 3mo ago
The companies want to track everything you do on the web. EU passes a law that says they have to ask for permission first. They all comply maliciously because they still just want to track you. Then you blame the government.
- duxup 3mo ago
  The mechanism that I have to make a legal agreement with every site was a government choice, and a poor one.
  - jeremyjh 3mo ago
    No, its the website's choice. They want to track you. The government said they need permission to do that. They could offer a better experience by just not tracking you.
    - duxup 3mo ago
      The result is entirely predictable. They picked it.
      - nicbou 3mo ago
        No, the websites picked it. They consciously made cookie banners as annoying as possible so that you would give up and accept.
        inigyou 3mo ago
        You're both right. The government could have just made it illegal.
        duxup 3mo ago
        The government defined the options, the outcome was predictable. They should have defined different options.