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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by jka on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @12:52PM (#23093327)
Yep, let's hope that becomes true - the last time I looked into[1] the situation, it seemed that the latest drafts have moved the settings back out of the browser.

I contacted my MEP at the time about this, and please do the same if you can voice your support for simpler, genuinely user-friendly and consent-respecting settings.

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21914283

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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by Deukhoofd on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @01:51PM (#23094129)
It's still there, page 27. They just refer to the browser as software providers, which is probably better, as it now covers internet software that is not technically a browser.
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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by jka on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @04:29PM (#23095904)
It seems ambiguous to me - my concern/question is whether the definition of 'software settings' could include the content of a web page itself.

That could lead us back to the current situation where consent dialogs are designed by advertising networks, and result in user consent fatigue.

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