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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by Aaargh20318 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:25AM (#45668802)
> Of course, also respecting a Do-Not-Track header and avoiding the cookie banner entirely while not tracking the user, would be even better

Best way to get rid of the cookie banner is to just forbid tracking completely. Given a free choice, how many people actually want to be tracked?

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by phendrenad2 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @10:33AM (#45669739)
> Given a free choice, how many people actually want to be tracked?

Good question. But there isn't enough information to answer the question. Are these people properly informed about what "tracking" means, or do they think this means companies are passing around their full names and addresses on post-it notes?

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Re:Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Cookie Laws Should Target B... by tcfhgj on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @09:36AM (#45668945)
I allow tracking for a small selection of apps
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