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Re:Can the horrendous cookie banner by the EU be rolled back? by pintxo on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @09:43AM (#30918884)
We can still blame the regulator, that they introduced legislation they do not enforce. If all those dark pattern usages would lead to prosecution, they would be gone already.

I fear the assumption was that the market participants would be enticed to force each other to comply, but what if all participants want to break the law?

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Re:Can the horrendous cookie banner by the EU be rolled back? by rlpb on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @11:45AM (#30920452)
Enforcement is happening. For example: https://www.cnil.fr/en/cookies-cnil-fines-google-total-150-m...

But yes, I'd like it to be happening faster.

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Re:Can the horrendous cookie banner by the EU be rolled back? by pintxo on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @01:27PM (#30921993)
Two cases out of millions ...
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