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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by AsyncAwait on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @12:39PM (#14646925)
Yes, the cookie notices are a bad implementation of a good policy, (informing users that they're being tracked.)
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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by stickfigure on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:21AM (#14651875)
No. The cookie notices are the natural consequence of a bad policy driven by a good motivation. Well-meaning but stupid busybodies are cluttering up my world. See also: California prop 65 warnings.
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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by oh_sigh on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @12:50PM (#14647009)
Cookies don't imply tracking - that is just one use of them.
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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by nicolaslem on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @01:21PM (#14647307)
The EU law on cookies is specifically about tracking cookies, not first-party cookies.

See http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm#se...

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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by mpeg on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @01:15PM (#14647258)
And the EU cookie consent law doesn't apply when you're using cookies for most other purposes than tracking.
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