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by stickfigure 3282 days ago
As a consumer, I have (much) more trust that my interests are advanced by the EU than google.

The same people that brought you that idiotic cookies warning?
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AsyncAwait 3282 days ago
Yes, the cookie notices are a bad implementation of a good policy, (informing users that they're being tracked.)
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stickfigure 3282 days ago
No. The cookie notices are the natural consequence of a bad policy driven by a good motivation. Well-meaning but stupid busybodies are cluttering up my world. See also: California prop 65 warnings.
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oh_sigh 3282 days ago
Cookies don't imply tracking - that is just one use of them.
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nicolaslem 3282 days ago
The EU law on cookies is specifically about tracking cookies, not first-party cookies.

See http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm#se...

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mpeg 3282 days ago
And the EU cookie consent law doesn't apply when you're using cookies for most other purposes than tracking.
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vkou 3282 days ago
Do you not think that websites should alert users that they are being tracked?

I suppose the Guardian shouldn't alert people that the NSA listens to their telephone calls, either. (Because every spy agency does it?)

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erk__ 3282 days ago
And the same people that are removing it.
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