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Re:My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore by rsanek on Saturday June 22, 2024 @08:38AM (#40758692)
did cookie banners exist without the law? largely not, which is why people perceive it to be a "cookie banner law" no matter what is technically written in it.
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Re:My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore by BiteCode_dev on Saturday June 22, 2024 @08:56AM (#40758804)
Sure, you can also blame condoms for increasing the safety of people cheating on their spouses.
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Re:My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore by awiesenhofer on Saturday June 22, 2024 @02:00PM (#40760851)
> did cookie banners exist without the law?

Yes!? They existed long before GDPR was even passed.

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