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by aequitas 1914 days ago
But the problem is that they have the same delay, whether you opt in or out.
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Yes, this was on Oracle site when downloading Java (don't know it its there still). The thing had a progress bar when 'processing' cookies. Always made me wonder.
I always thought the intention was to make people angry at lawmakers for coming up with GDPR. “Look what your government made us do to you” kind of thing.
Certainly has succeeded on this site, though I'm not sure that's entirely sincere on the behalf of every commenter.