[jhoelzel]

it shouldn't. It is your opportunity to actively decline the tracking of the website.

And if you actually do click the settings tab on some of them, you will see just how many trackers clickbait sites integrate and that will give you at least a choice to opt out.

The GDPR laws im europe are part of the healing process of the internet, therefore not at all compareable with the "please subscribe to my newsletter" popups.

[johannes1234321]

The publisher also could avoid tracking cookies.

[denton-scratch]

Cookie banners with [Accept] [View settings] buttons are dark. But these are just HTML forms; even if there's a [Reject] button, I've no reason to suppose it has any different effect to [Accept]. And no - I'm not going to check the HTML source and parse all the Javascript, or crank up the network monitor to find out.

[MereInterest]

I agree, though will add that the GDPR does not require active rejection of tracking. Rather, outside of some narrowly defined use cases, tracking is only permitted when there is explicit consent from the user. If you ignore the GDPR banner, or block it with a filter, the website does not have your explicit permission and is not legally allowed to track you under the GDPR.

[jhoelzel]

see here is the loophole, if you block the banner altogether they will still track you under the disguise of "legitimate interest" vs when you actually deactivated the stuff or use the "reject all" button that the better providers provide, you will, at least for the bigger publishing houses, opt out.

[MereInterest]

That’s what they currently do, yes, but it’s not really a loophole, so much as willful misunderstanding. Legitimate interest covers things like IP logs for the purpose of network security, and certainly doesn’t cover user tracking for the purpose of targeted advertising.

[jhoelzel]

while i completely agree with you, your information will still end up in some database unless you actually do click to opt out

[timw4mail]

Doesn't make them less annoying though.

[cubefox]

Interesting take.