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EDIT: I didn't realize the anger this would bring out of people. It was supposed to be a funny meme based on recent real-life situations I've encountered, not an attack on the EU.

I appreciate the effort of the EU cookie laws. The practice of them just doesn't live up to the theory of the law. Shady companies are always going to find a way to be shady.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 86 points 2 years ago (11 children)

I'm pretty sure breaking your website with no cookies is against the rules, actually. It's either serve the EU with GDPR-compliance or GTFO entirely.

Yeah, you could still just break the law, but as usual there's a cost to that one way or the other.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 16 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Tons of companies break the cookie law already, but enforcement seems to be rare

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] peter@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The cookie consent banner has to allow you to opt out of cookies as easily as accepting them

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Almoat true, it actually has to be a opt in system, opt out is illegal already!

[–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I think it has to default to off but I believe the banner they show shouldn't make it harder to continue with it being off rather than turning it on

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