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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by amelius on Friday February 27, 2026 @06:25PM (#47187443)
At least they did not invent cookie banners.
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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by Joker_vD on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:44PM (#47188361)
Yeah, the commercial firms invented them all on their own just to keep tracking customers and oversharing whatever data they gather with random third parties while still getting to complain about stupid laws that require them to do so [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46521179

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Re:New California law requires age verification for all OS a... by nozzlegear on Monday March 02, 2026 @07:14PM (#47226153)
The EU's own government agencies use cookie banners on their websites.
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