How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix

Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by Mediterraneo10 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:24PM (#27224125)

Common CMSs send cookies by default. Even if you are one of those tech-inclined people using a static site generator for your own website, this is not the case for millions and millions of other websites.

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Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by nfoz on Thursday May 20, 2021 @01:27PM (#27224169)

Then let's replace those CMS's.

[edited with less anger]

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Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by maxrev17 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @04:51PM (#27227064)

Replace them? You need cookies for a tonne of reasons. It's really difficult to justify replacing half the web because some people abuse it. That's like replacing cars with walking because some people drink drive.

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Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by iso1631 on Friday May 21, 2021 @03:51AM (#27231512)

What reasons do you need the types of cookies you need to ask permission for under the GDPR?

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Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by TheManInThePub on Friday May 21, 2021 @03:45AM (#27231482)

*sigh*

Here we go again.

The GDPR has no problem AT ALL with cookies. Use as many as you like with no need for popups. However, if you are using cookies to track or personally identify me, then you need to ask my permission to do so. And so you should.

The amount of misinformation (some of it wilful) circulating about the GDPR on HN (a technical forum!) is shocking. If you consider yourself a professional developer then I strongly suggest you read a GDPR primer. There is no excuse not to. Following the GDPR will simply make your code safer when handling personal data.

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