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Re:Prebake: Block EU Cookie Notices with Adblock by benihana on Saturday September 26, 2015 @08:40AM (#10282945)
>They could always stop using privacy-invading ad networks and external services which track users and then they wouldn't have to show any message.

"if these companies would just invent and build a new infrastructure to pay the bills, they wouldn't need to present a nag."

Re:Prebake: Block EU Cookie Notices with Adblock by blub on Saturday September 26, 2015 @08:58AM (#10282982)
EU citizens are under no obligation to support business models that have a negative effect (be it small or large) on their lives, nor are they obliged to make it technically convenient for companies to conduct their business.

There are many business models which do not come with moral dilemmas and that do not fall under the incidence of this law. Data mining and tracking might be trendy, but it's not a free for all, there need to be rules and the privacy of users must be respected. If some companies are unable to do fulfill these basic and fair requirements, that is strictly their problem.

Re:Prebake: Block EU Cookie Notices with Adblock by efdee on Saturday September 26, 2015 @05:20PM (#10284463)
You seem to be ignoring the fact that this is about users not wanting to see that silly notice, not about websites not wanting to display it.