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by pjc50 2532 days ago
Their infographic is hilarious: https://silktide.com/images/uploads/images/Cookie-Law-infogr...

But I can't see this changing in the medium term without some high-profile fines; someone needs to fine a major media company or similar simply for having Google analytics enabled. Then everyone will shout about their world collapsing, and try to find new forms of allowed dark pattern.

Really the only way to get out ahead of this mess would be to "lean in" and make a browser-level technological mechanism for providing consent. Maybe standardise the "session cookie" somehow, so all the required functionality can hang off that.
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datenhorst 2532 days ago
> But I can't see this changing in the medium term without some high-profile fines

I'm counting on the German cease-and-desist industry to kick-start that - now that I think about it, I'm actually surprised it has happened yet.

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y4mi 2532 days ago
It hasn't happened because it only works against private people which can't afford good legal representation.

Their entire 'industry' is just shitting on people in the lower middle classes and below for a few hundreds bucks per case.

With this they'd actually have to represent in court for every case. It's easier for them to just keep leeching of people that can't fight back

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germanier 2532 days ago
There is a healthy cease-and-desist industry working in the field of online shops. I wouldn't classify their owners as lower middle class. You are right that a lot of cases go to court but they often side with the one sending the letter.
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y4mi 2532 days ago
You mean the shops run by a single person, often as secondary income besides their day job? Yes, I consider them middle class.

It's very rare that they sue a gmbh or ag. They generally only go for soft targets

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auslander 2532 days ago
> make a browser-level technological mechanism for providing consent

ad-blockers and Private windows?

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