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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by mola on Sunday March 13, 2022 @10:49AM (#30661682)
I find the "cookie disaster" a great outcome. This little bit of friction is great at letting everyone know the price for the loss of privacy.
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by lotu on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:15AM (#30661931)
No it just creates alert blindness. Most people barely understand what a cookie is. I was part of a team implementing cookie banners, and we were looking really hard for the best wording. But it didn’t matter because in user tests 75% of users were unable to tell us what was in the box. Most assumed it was an ad before reflexively closing it.
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by mft_ on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:09AM (#30661877)
I don’t think it achieves that, though. I strongly doubt that one in a million people clicking on that button think about the privacy implications.

However, the cumulative frustration and time wasted by that button is probably quite large, across the world.