EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but Don't Use Upload Filter

Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by roblabla on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:30AM (#18653723)

How do you propose the website remembers your preference except through the use of a cookie? Cookies are the only way to keep client side state in a cross browser way. Keep in mind, cookies for non tracking purpose are allowed under the cookie law.

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by majewsky on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:47AM (#18653786)

They should use localStorage. Unlike cookies, localStorage doesn't get transmitted to the server.

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by jinglebells on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @06:13AM (#18654553)

Certain security policies block localStorage, though. There doesn't seem to be a perfect place to store it.

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by josefx on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @03:07AM (#18653864)

Using a cookie that fits within the constraints imposed by the GDPR? It does have a list of criteria to which data it applies.

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by a_imho on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @02:47AM (#18653783)

Only remember my preferences when I explicitly ask the site and opt-in to cookies?

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by dorgo on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @04:31AM (#18654134)

That's the reason you see cookie-banners. They are your chance to opt-in.

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Re:EU Copyright: Block Everything, Never Make Mistakes, but ... by a_imho on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @06:22AM (#18654589)

Surely not, I see cookie banners at the very first chance they can throw them at me, way before I would need them for anything.

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