European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying - eviltoast
European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders recently told German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that the European Commission is aware of how annoying cookie consent banners have become...
  • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    10 months ago

    The default should always be “no”. The user has to opt in.

    The law specifically says not to do the super complex dark pattern deny every 3rd part cookie manually by hand - crap.

    The problem is that it’s not enforced

    • psud@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      10 months ago

      The user often needs to click through several steps to say no

      • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        And that’s exactly against both the spirit and the letter of the law. They need to enforce it.