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by loftsy 820 days ago
It's not enough to write a law on principles alone. It must be clear and practical to comply and clear how it will be enforced. The EU should not have created a situation where the most practical solution for 1000's of companies is a cookie banner.
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Eh, I think people have the wrong take-away from all of this.

Imagine if the banner said "This website is known to the state of California to cause cancer". Would you keep visiting the site?

Like if every time you went the bar, the bouncer asked "Hey, can I punch you in the face?". Would you keep going to that bar?

As annoying as the banners are, they actually aren't annoying enough to change mass-behavior.