▲ 1029 ▼ European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com) submitted 2 years ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 169 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 years ago (1 child) It already exists and is called "do not track". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrOtherGuy@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately by sending DNT you are merely suggesting to the server that you wish to not be tracked. There's no requirement for the server to actually care about you at all. Now, if DNT were actually legally binding though - that would indeed be very cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* Yes and this is what they should have legislated. I don't know if lobbyists or stupidity got in the way, or both. But the fact that this news comes now so close to Google Chrome abolishing cookies for its new "privacy" feature is suspicious timing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrOtherGuy@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately by sending DNT you are merely suggesting to the server that you wish to not be tracked. There's no requirement for the server to actually care about you at all. Now, if DNT were actually legally binding though - that would indeed be very cool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* Yes and this is what they should have legislated. I don't know if lobbyists or stupidity got in the way, or both. But the fact that this news comes now so close to Google Chrome abolishing cookies for its new "privacy" feature is suspicious timing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago* Yes and this is what they should have legislated. I don't know if lobbyists or stupidity got in the way, or both. But the fact that this news comes now so close to Google Chrome abolishing cookies for its new "privacy" feature is suspicious timing. permalink fedilink source parent