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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by troupo on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @04:27PM (#39609350)
> What is there to know?

Rarely do you see people flaunt their willful ignorance.

> Nearly every website on the western internet has these cookie banners

Well, since you approach is "I don't know and what is there to know", it's no surprise that the industry so easily sold you the lie of "the EU's laws are at fault"

> including the EU's own government sites.

Compare the banner on the site linked above and the usual dark patterns employed by the industry.

Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by VWWHFSfQ on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:09PM (#39609763)
Just to be sure that we're talking about the same thing,

are you saying that the explosion of opt-in cookie banners on the web is not the result of the EU's privacy laws?