Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay if you don't click agree

Re:Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay i... by bjelkeman-again on Sunday September 12, 2021 @01:30PM (#28503050)

> proves the incompetence of the data/privacy regulators in all EU countries

Or maybe it shows that they are underfunded relative to the task set them. Which is actually true of many government departments.

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Re:Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay i... by Nextgrid on Sunday September 12, 2021 @04:39PM (#28504678)

Conveniently they're allowed to fine offenders up to 4% of global turnover and it's not like there's a shortage of offenders.

Surely there is a way to get this "machine" started and use the money from previous fines to fund future enforcement?

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Re:Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay i... by junon on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:26AM (#28510094)

I'm speculating, but I highly doubt that fine money goes back to regulation efforts in full.

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Re:Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay i... by dane-pgp on Sunday September 12, 2021 @02:44PM (#28503658)

It may also be a sign of how much national governments care about privacy, compared to the EU parliament which voted for the e-Privacy Directive.

I suppose the counter-argument would be that passing legislation is cheap, but enforcing it costs money, and governments have other priorities, but, for example, in the UK there can be fines of up to £500,000 for breaches of the e-Privacy Directive[0], which should be more than enough to cover the cost of the investigation.

[0] https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/gdpr-e-privacy-br...

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