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by wlll 6y ago
It is easier than ever before to go out and meet people with similar interests to you. In many places, even relatively small ones, clubs exist for climbing, sailing, all sorts of tech, chess, reading, photography etc. I don't buy the i
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by wlll 6y ago
Yeah, I think that's partly my fault, I didn't go into enough detail. If I applied for a job/contract in Poland for instance, I'm not going to stamp my foot and throw a tantrum because they won't pay me SF rates. I&
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by wlll 6y ago
Two things here. 1. That is very short sighted. Short sighted? You mean, the area-independent wages I've been earning for the last 10 years or so are going to stop? I can't see that happening, if that's what you mean. 2. Your
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by wlll 6y ago
I work for places that pay me for what I'm worth, I don't work for places that pay me based on where I live. I'm not cranking out code that is somehow less effective while living in the NW England, and so to pay me less than
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by wlll 6y ago
I did this. Started my first "proper" job in London (in an office). Used to go home at 5:30 and fiddle with my linux machine (that I was learning how to use) then go to bed. So, I started going out to the London Linux User Group.
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by wlll 6y ago
> I sometimes wonder if the people claiming to hate client-side technologies or disable JS in their browsers have actually ever had to build a complex website to put food on their table. My bet is the answer is often no, or they are a co
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by wlll 6y ago
I've been working in the tech industry for 20 years and from my experience rarely do "cheap developers" ever actually seem to work out costing less in anything other than the very short term. The cheaper the developer, the
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by wlll 6y ago
> I haven't heard of any tangible impact that would have on anyone's life. I installed the NoScript plugin (alongside my existing adblockers that also block social media stuff). I love it. My browser (Firefox) is now far more r
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by wlll 6y ago
But the flip side is we get back control of our data. Having to treat users data and privacy with respect seems like a completely reasonable thing to ask, and it takes you longer to create something because you're now having to do that
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by wlll 6y ago
If the ICO decides you're in breach of the rules, and has reached out to you to help you comply and you aren't receptive you're just going to end up in court and you can argue your case there, and if you can't trust your
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by wlll 6y ago
> It may not be terribly difficult to understand, but it is indeed very complex to enact at scale, especially with large systems that were designed under different constraints. As a developer, I agree. As an end user, I am OK with this.
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by wlll 6y ago
https://gdpr.eu/cookies/ says (emphasis mine) > Strictly necessary cookies — These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Cookies that a
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by wlll 6y ago
> Preference cookies are not allowed to persist without consent. OK, I am willing to be educated, point me at the place in the regulations this is discussed. > Not only is your interpretation of the regulations very highly opinionated
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by wlll 6y ago
> This is making the same error as the washing hands analogy. This ignores the fact that cookies are necessary to power user-facing features. I don't know if you're doing this deliberately or not at this point because I've
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by wlll 6y ago
> Receive users’ consent before you use any cookies except strictly necessary cookies. Yup. > login cookies Put an unchecked "Remember me" checkbox on your login page and link to your cookie/privacy policy. This is a go
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by wlll 6y ago
I hate the consent popups, but to me they signal something different to me than I think perhaps they do you or the parent commenter. Bear in mind: - Extra data collection or processing must be opt in. - Not opting in must be as easy as op
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by wlll 6y ago
> Users have a choice to use the website. Correct, and thankfully website operators don't get the choice to violate users privacy without consent.
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by wlll 6y ago
> And then they get sued if they don't come into compliance. This is just elaborating extra steps. If you don't come into compliance with data privacy laws after being helped to do so by the ICO, they yes, you deserve to end up
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by wlll 6y ago
If you can't work out what data is and isn't required for the functioning of your site then perhaps you shouldn't be running one.
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by wlll 6y ago
> Right, and the easiest way to fix it is to throw up a cookie disclaimer and forget about it. So disclaimers become ubiquitous. Except there's no such thing as a cookie disclaimer as I said in another comment. Extra tracking/d
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by wlll 6y ago
> Right, and now you get sued by a group claiming that you don't need carts for non-logged in customers. That's not it works. Someone complains to the Information Comissioners Office (ICO). ICO determine if the complaint is val
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by wlll 6y ago
It's up to you if you want to stick unnecessary notices on your website. If your lawyers tell you to do this then do it, or get better lawyers. Some lawyers make restaurants get waivers from customers before they order steak that'
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by wlll 6y ago
The most likely first steps in the UK is that ICO will get in touch and tell you you've done something wrong and need to fix it. Courts and enforcement penalties come later if you persist, or your infraction was signficant. I run websi
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by wlll 6y ago
Honestly I'm not sure about what the outcome is there, has it ever been tested?
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by wlll 6y ago
Giant cost to society?
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by wlll 6y ago
I'm specifically talking about the GDPR which is the cause of all the popups we're seeing (but to be clear, doesn't require a popup), not the earlier "cookie law", which I agree is crap, and that you linked to. Ho
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by wlll 6y ago
I think you are talking about wait staff not kitchen staff. The thing is, wait staff need to use pens/keyboards to do their job. It's part of what it is to be a waiter or waitress. GDPR doesn't make website owners ask peopl
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by wlll 6y ago
OK, "the use of a backing bus that wasn't fast enough".
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by wlll 6y ago
Just to be clear, you can still use cookies, you don't need consent. Shopping carts and login sessions etc. will work just fine. You can still display advertising, that also doesn't need consent. You just can't collect and pr
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by wlll 6y ago
> Or the owner of the website has failed to understand the nature of the law. Oh, sure, but if they don't understand it then they probably shouldn't be gathering people's data either. GDPR is pretty complex, but website op

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