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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: 0.001s | source
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uniqueuid ◴[15 Nov 24 08:34 UTC] No.42144954[source]▶
I am kind of frustrated by the widespread misunderstandings in this thread.

Laws are best when they are abstract, so that there is no need for frequent updates and they adapt to changing realities. The European "cookie law" does not mandate cookie banners, it mandates informed consent. Companies choose to implement that as a banner.

There is no doubt that the goals set by the law are sensible. It is also not evident that losing time over privacy is so horrible. In fact, when designing a law that enhances consumer rights through informed consent, it is inevitable that this imposes additional time spent on thinking, considering and acting.

It's the whole point, folks! You cannot have an informed case-by-case decision without spending time.

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weberer ◴[15 Nov 24 09:19 UTC] No.42145209[source]▶
I am informed and chose "No" each time. Why do EU lawmakers not allow me to automatically say no? All they have to do is add a line to the law enforcing companies to respect the DNT or GPC header.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track

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crote ◴[15 Nov 24 10:15 UTC] No.42145518[source]▶
> Why do EU lawmakers not allow me to automatically say no?

What do you mean? There is no law banning companies from honoring a DNT header, companies just choose not to do so. The law already allows it, it just doesn't mandate it.

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1. weberer ◴[15 Nov 24 11:25 UTC] No.42145922[source]▶
>What do you mean? ... The law already allows it, it just doesn't mandate it.

That's exactly what I meant by:

>All they have to do is add a line to the law enforcing companies to respect the DNT or GPC header.

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2. sangnoir ◴[15 Nov 24 19:38 UTC] No.42150143[source]▶
Microsoft, in its eagerness to hit Google's revenue, universally set DNT on its browser of the day, which muddied the water on informed consent, and gave Google and other trackers an excuse not to respect it, since it wasn't technically the user requesting not to be tracked, but Microsoft.