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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by hellojesus on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:50PM (#34999136)
You always have the option to turn off cookies. There is literally 0 check you have as a user to ensure a company isn't nefariously using cookies despite your preferences. All the law did was force trash pop-ups everywhere.
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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by mort96 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @05:24PM (#35002945)
I don't want to turn off cookies, I want to be able to log in to things. And the cookie technology isn't the problem, tracking is; if the tracking happens locally using localstorage instead of cookies, I haven't gained anything.

The law didn't force pop-ups anywhere. Some companies chose to put pop-ups on their websites.

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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by hellojesus on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:53PM (#35005592)
Tracking happens everywhere you take your phone. Bluetooth beacons, apps grabbing data, etc.

The laws don't stop it. They just force it to change shape. It can be stopped by careful consumption.

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Re:EU will require Apple to open up iMessage by mort96 on Friday March 03, 2023 @03:43AM (#35007228)
So let's get laws which stop those kinds of non-consensual tracking too.
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