[_a1_]

Great news, I feel much safer now. Now I'm waiting for EU to completely ban computers, this way I will never be attacked by anyone online.

But seriously, if anyone had doubts what GDPR will achieve, I think this person is pretty naive. GDPR is not a progression, but a regression, and it will seriously hit (already does) online businesses in the long run.

Same thing with cookie warnings. No normal person will read tons of legal text on every website they visit. And even if the normal person will read it, they won't be able to decline the cookies, because the site will not work. But let's say you're a technically savvy person that is actually interested in cookie privacy; I'm really surprised you're not using "cookie autodelete"-style plugins already.

Creating laws only to have laws will never work. It only creates cost for everyone in order to be compliant. And people always go where the cost is lower.

[Allezxandre]

> But let's say you're a technically savvy person that is actually interested in cookie privacy; I'm really surprised you're not using "cookie autodelete"-style plugins already.

I feel this is like saying "we don't need safety legislations at work because businesses take a hit trying to stay compliant, if you don't want to be hurt at work, I'm surprised you're not wearing a helmet already."

Thing is, I wouldn't need "cookie autodelete" style plugins in the first place if companies cared about data privacy.

[_a1_]

You shouldn't wear a helmet because other people tell you need to wear it. Instead, you should wear it in order to be safe.

The problem with law is that only good guys abide the law. And you don't need to defend yourself from the good guys, only from the bad guys. And bad guys will violate the law anyway.

[kalleboo]

Cookies that are required for the site's functionality (like login, shopping cart, etc) are allowed without even an opt-in dialog