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Re:We value your privacy now, but maybe not later by sakisv on Saturday January 26, 2019 @03:07PM (#19008147)
The problem is not with the pop-ups, but with how many dark patterns are involved in getting your consent.

They could have made a simple pop-up, in simple language with two clear options and an optional dropdown showing all the "providers" but then again that would have been too user friendly.

Maybe GDPR should be revised to address these things, maybe even provide a template with 5 different color schemes that everyone should be forced to use.

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Re:We value your privacy now, but maybe not later by fabrika on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:43PM (#19008700)
The problem for the majority of the visitors are pop-ups. Everyone just clicks the green button. No time to read two clear options or bother with dropdowns. That's how people behave.

These pop-ups are required by GDPR. If your site doesn't have a pop-up you risk losing 20M Euro.

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