Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoEuropean Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoyingwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1988arrow-down1external-linkEuropean Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoyingwww.techspot.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square158fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareAdanisi@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·9 months agoWhat’s annoying is the “Reject” button hidden on another page. That should be illegal.
minus-squareFrederikNJS@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·9 months agoAnd it actually is… Quote from the GDPR: It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent.
minus-squarespirinolas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·9 months agoThe problem isn’t the law. It’s that it isn’t enforced.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoIt is enforced, but there are so many websites with so little time. So it takes a while. It used to be WAY worse.
minus-squareEvia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·9 months agoPlus the ‘legitimate interests’ of 3rd parties
minus-squareFrederikNJS@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·9 months agoYeah, definition of “legitimate interest” is definitely being stretched well beyond it’s breaking point.
What’s annoying is the “Reject” button hidden on another page. That should be illegal.
And it actually is… Quote from the GDPR:
The problem isn’t the law. It’s that it isn’t enforced.
It is enforced, but there are so many websites with so little time.
So it takes a while. It used to be WAY worse.
Plus the ‘legitimate interests’ of 3rd parties
Yeah, definition of “legitimate interest” is definitely being stretched well beyond it’s breaking point.