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Analysis of economic and productivity losses caused by cookie banners in Europe

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332 points vegasbrianc | 2 comments | 14 Nov 24 22:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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guywithahat ◴[14 Nov 24 22:51 UTC] No.42142070[source]▶
The whole thing is a colossal waste too, it was a law written by people who don't understand tech for special interest groups who don't want to actually make things better.

If you don't want a website doing something on your computer, you start with the browser, not the website.

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1. tchalla ◴[14 Nov 24 22:57 UTC] No.42142140[source]▶
Future headlines after a browser compliance law made - “EU is destroying innovation!”
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2. guywithahat ◴[15 Nov 24 00:01 UTC] No.42142650[source]▶
You shouldn't need any kind of law here. Consumers have 100% of the power as it stands in regards to browser tracking. The innovation should be in browsers and plugins, not donottrack flags or compliance laws.