Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by agd 1940 days ago
Checking whether cookie banners are compliant should be mostly straightforward for regulatory bodies. In 90% of cases it’s clear if there’s opt in or not.

Why can’t regulatory bodies set up automated flows and tools to handle this at scale? Don’t need to catch every case but they should be able to massively scale the complaints process for this.
2 comments
atleta 1940 days ago
It is, but there are a huge number of web sites. And I don't think automation is possible unless you are only allowed to use an approved consent script.
link
cj 1940 days ago
If the regulatory bodies have a list of people actively breaking the law, and the public knows that, it would require them to make a decision “do we do anything about this or not”

Based on the lack of any real regulatory action under GDPR, I’m guessing regulators would prefer not knowing who’s breaking the law since they aren’t actively enforcing GDPR (for better or worse).

link