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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by Andrew_nenakhov on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @04:27PM (#48467225)
> If it werent for the EU, the companies would get away with all sorts of shit.

Yeah, like those blasted cookies!!! Thankfully, now we have banners on every website, I have never felt more protected!

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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by customguy on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @06:16PM (#48468553)
https://block81.com/blog/why-most-websites-dont-actually-nee...

That's been true from day one. So the question is, did you come up with the FUD yourself, or did you believe someone else?

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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by Andrew_nenakhov on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @07:14PM (#48469109)
What do you call FUD? Endless websites pestering me with their banners, do you deny that they exist?
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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by customguy on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @05:45AM (#48473863)
Just read the article.
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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by tremon on Thursday June 11, 2026 @11:35AM (#48491797)
The FUD is claiming that those banners are mandated by the EU, rather than malicious compliance from the industry.
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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by remus on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @01:12AM (#48471724)
I totally agree cookie banners are awful, but you could equally lay the blame at the foot of website owners who are so keen to track your movements across the web that they'll layer this awful UX on their users. No tracking cookies => no cookie banners.
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Re:Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied req... by Andrew_nenakhov on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @06:51AM (#48474389)
In reality, website who don't have any tracking cookies, still hang this banner just in case someone would start harrassing them.
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