Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if europa.eu does not?

Posted by lowry on Saturday June 02, 2018 @04:41PM
from the self-post dept.

It may be a bit of a rhetorical question, but the regulatory body does set an example, so how come the others do not follow?

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Re:Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if eur... by BjoernKW on Monday June 04, 2018 @03:44AM (#17225438)

Cookie warnings aren't a part of GDPR regulations but rather the ePrivacy regulation, which will come into force in 2019. So, as of today you don't have to show these.

However, europa.eu and ec.europa.eu overall are among the least GDPR-compliant sites I've come across.

Interestingly though, GDPR doesn't apply to regulatory bodies or authorities in general, for that matter.

All you could - quite reasonably so - indeed ask of them is to lead by example, which they apparently have chosen not to do.

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Re:Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if eur... by kevinsimper on Saturday June 02, 2018 @06:40PM (#17216790)

It is a easy feature for companies to implemented that feels like they made something new and important :-)

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Re:Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if eur... by xy12 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @04:15AM (#17218511)

Because the regulatory body can't get fined

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Re:Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if eur... by jackewiehose on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:14PM (#17216935)

maybe they are the only ones who understand their laws

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Re:Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if eur... by cimmanom on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:40PM (#17217029)

Is europa.eu setting any cookies?

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