EDIT: I didn’t realize the anger this would bring out of people. It was supposed to be a funny meme based on recent real-life situations I’ve encountered, not an attack on the EU.

I appreciate the effort of the EU cookie laws. The practice of them just doesn’t live up to the theory of the law. Shady companies are always going to find a way to be shady.

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    1 year ago

    Tons of companies break the cookie law already, but enforcement seems to be rare

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      1 year ago

      Doesn’t enforcement work by letting competitors sue you if you don’t follow the rules for these things?

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        1 year ago

        The cookie consent banner has to allow you to opt out of cookies as easily as accepting them

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            1 year ago

            Yeah, I think it has to default to off but I believe the banner they show shouldn’t make it harder to continue with it being off rather than turning it on

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      I’ve heard stories about some of the big guys getting hit with sizable GDPR fines. I don’t really know the full extent of what they do but I do imagine there’s someone that makes it their job to prosecute GDPR violations.