TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across Europe

Re:TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across E... by benplumley on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:12AM (#26155275)

The law is that it needs to be as easy to reject cookies as it is to accept them. Ergo, "people are going to click the easiest button to make it go away" indicates a failure to enforce.

I agree it'd be better handled by the browser than each website, though.

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Re:TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across E... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @12:49PM (#26156624)

My interpretation of that is that at least two buttons are required: a close (or “reject all”) button, and an “accept all” button. Websites would then be free to add a third “customize” button if they wish.

Unfortunately, many websites that I’ve seen have only “customize” and “accept all”. And the customize pane then contains dozens of preselected checkboxes (which, AFAIK, isn’t allowed, but I digress). Each checkbox is for a separate tracker I need to disable before clicking “save”.

The problem is absolutely the lack of enforcement.[a] If it was being enforced better, these sites would be fined until they fix themselves.

[a]: Yes, I’m aware that it is being enforced. I’m complaining that it’s not enough.

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