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Again with the disinformation.

First, the law doesn't force websites to display popups, the law forces informed consent.

The pop-ups are hack on top of existing sites which I agree quite clearly doesn't work. Also, there has been a clear failure by those enforcing the law in constructively thinking about the way in which such consent should be given.

Second, the law is very explicitly not about cookies nor any kind of specific form of technology. It's about invasive tracking, and other applications of cookies are in no way affected by the law. If Facebook finds a way to track people without cookies, it will still be covered by the law. The misleading name "cookie-law" is product of the anti-privacy lobby.

The law in it's current form may not have the desired result, but please stop pretending it's law created by ignorant politicians that don't understand cookies, because that is simply untrue, and it poisons any constructive debate just as much as my admittedly over the top comparison.