What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices?

Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by notauser on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:52AM (#15466700)

This is the same problem with the cookie law in Europe.

They allowed one single, generic, disclaimer which every site pops up.

If they'd demanded:

- a separate disclaimer for each domain (or at least company) setting a cookie

- a description of the purpose of the cookies (e.g. advertising, remembering log-ins)

Then the law might have actually achieved something.

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Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by TeMPOraL on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:00PM (#15467902)

TBH, you need to put a cookie warning only if you use cookies for stuff like tracking and advertising. Logins and general site functionality are extempt from that.

Basically, cookie warning on site means the site tracks you.

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Re:What If We Put Warnings on IoT Devices? by devdad on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:32PM (#15468645)

I did not know this. I do not think cookie warning == site tracking. Many of those pop-ups are people thinking they need it due to the law.

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