How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix

Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by iso1631 on Friday May 21, 2021 @03:17AM (#27231348)

Alas they are all behind ssl authentication so you wouldn't be able to access them, but the stuff I currently have open includes a switch port mapper (every 20 minutes all my switches are scanned and reports generated on what's plugged in where), a firewall config interpretor (a list of current port forwards is generated), and a logging server showing me what

But if you want an example of a fully featured public site which doesn't need cookies

https://news.ycombinator.com/

Load that in lynx, which asks for every cookie, and none are set.

Now sure, if you choose to log in, then functionally you need to accept the login cookie, but that cookie isn't spammed out to you.

Under GDPR, a website doesn't need to ask for permission to have necessary cookies which enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.

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Re:How the UK's online safety bill threatens Matrix by Permit on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:34PM (#27242352)

> Under GDPR, a website doesn't need to ask for permission to have necessary cookies which enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.

I am not convinced this is true. See: https://law.stackexchange.com/a/32157

Also note that HN is likely in violation of this since there is no "Remember Me" checkbox when logging in. There is no indication that logins will be persistent.

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