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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by ratww on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @01:05PM (#23093500)
Collecting data and being annoying are entirely optional and a choice made by companies. The law is a still a partial victory for privacy.
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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by cglace on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:03PM (#23094285)
It may be optional but it seems to be the standard rather than the exception.

I just don't see people really caring about their privacy. When given the choice between convenience and privacy people generally choose convenience. As someone who doesn't have a dog in this fight, I just end up annoyed.

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Re:No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU... by ratww on Thursday May 07, 2020 @07:02AM (#23101657)
Just because something is a standard doesn't mean it's right. It also doesn't mean the law shouldn't discourage it.

And just because people don't care doesn't mean a company is automatically allowed to track people.

If the law were followed by the letter and companies weren't using dark patterns or ambiguous marketing-speak to convince people to allow cookies, only people with pro-tracking stances would allow it.

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