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Re:Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law by roenxi on Monday March 18, 2024 @08:06AM (#39743057)
Hidden fees are bad because of the specific combination - the hiding, and the fees. Since tracking isn't hidden and isn't a fee, the analogy doesn't help to justify the EUs law.

People should have a default expectation that if they give their personal data to companies then it will be recorded. And if they don't want cookies then they should disable cookies. The EU's regulation hasn't revealed anything that is useful to know about.

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Re:Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law by AlexandrB on Monday March 18, 2024 @08:18AM (#39743222)
People don't "give" their information to trackers, it's collected without their knowledge. I don't think most people expect the kind of things trackers collect is being collected.
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Re:Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law by paulryanrogers on Monday March 18, 2024 @08:13AM (#39743152)
Tracking is certainly hidden if you're not a programmer, and is certainly a fee if you value your time. Not all people live in low-trust societies or desire to.
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