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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by sleavey on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:21PM (#18018305)
"By using these filters, you are allowing sites to set cookies by default, without you first being notified, and are agreeing to allow the sites you visit to set cookies."

Does lack of interaction with a (blocked) cookie banner give implicit consent to be tracked?

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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by scaryclam on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:33PM (#18018408)
No, since implicit consent is disallowed by the GDPR.
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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by sleavey on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:48PM (#18018533)
I'm a bit confused why the filter list's page says that then. I'm not sure why they need such a disclaimer, even if what it said was true.
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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:16PM (#18020865)
The page is about the pre-GDPR cookie law, not about GDPR. Under the pre-GDPR cookie law, requiring an opt-out rather than an opt-in was allowed. Under GDPR, it is not.
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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by MiddleEndian on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:08PM (#18018667)
The user I replied to has cookies disabled anyway, so that should not be an issue in this case.
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