[vsl]

I don’t get the disadvantage comment: everyone gets the popup crap, whether you say no or yes. Maybe I visit different sites, maybe I don’t notice because I reflexively click the closest button? In any case, the disadvantaging language is hardly meant that way: it’s about withdrawing actual content or features from you.

We have waited a few years with cookies law and nothing changed. Unless some browser based fix takes place, this degradation of web is staying with us.

[NeedMoreTea]

The way it is supposed to work is you are supposed to be able to visit the site and get the same experience whether or not you accept the popup and ridiculous opt-out dark patterns. So declining should not disadvantage you.

Most of these pop ups appear to go against both the spirit and letter of the law, so will hopefully see some regulator response. Now whether regulators have enough budget to respond to all the wilful evasion remains to be seen.

[wsy]

GDPR has learned from the cookies law: - you cannot 'comply' by forcing the user to accept - better enforcement options (of course only when the site provider is under EU jurisdiction)

The jury is still out, but it is only a few months since GDPR is in place.