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by martin_a 2351 days ago
You only need those pop-ups if you are using cookies which are not "technical cookies".

If you are using tracking technology based on cookies or anything that collects information specific to a user, you will need to show the cookie banner and give an opt-in. Otherwise tracking/analytics is not allowed.

So... Every site you see this banner on has some dead bodies in their cellar and wants you to move on and not take a closer look. Just click "Accept all" and everything will be fine...
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gmueckl 2351 days ago
This is technically correct from a legal point of view. But it's a different story when Google threatens to delist your website for a missing cookie popup.
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DarkWiiPlayer 2351 days ago
Sooo... the american megacorporation is a bigger problem than the european buerocrats? Who would have guessed (That's a rethoric question; I would have guessed, as well as most people from outside the USA)
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throwno 2351 days ago
If I don't want cookies, "technical" or otherwise, I'll browse incognito mode or block them by some other means. I don't need a European bureaucrat to get involved. Thanks.
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pavel_lishin 2351 days ago
If I don't want trichinosis, "medical" or otherwise, I'll just cook my pork extra well or remove parasites by some other means. I don't need a USDA bureaucrat to get involved. Thanks.
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throwno 2351 days ago
Yeah, the Chicago Tribune putting cookies in your browser is just like distributing tainted meat. Got it.
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lm28469 2351 days ago
> I don't need a European bureaucrat to get involved. Thanks.

My 70 years old grandma or 12 years old cousin do though. Of course as tech people we know how to bypass most of the tracking happening on the web, that's not the case for the average user.

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martin_a 2351 days ago
As others have mentioned these notices are not for "us". "We" are the ones that _love_ to setup their own PiHoles, tunnel everything through some self-hosted VPN spread over the world, running adblockers, script blockers, private mode browsers, do not track-settings and so on. We're just fine. But the others are fucked. And they need laws and notices so they don't get screwed.
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