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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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scotty79 ◴[15 Nov 24 11:10 UTC] No.42145815[source]▶
> Laws are best when they are abstract ...

Laws are only as good as their real world consequences.

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1. zelphirkalt ◴[15 Nov 24 13:17 UTC] No.42146636[source]▶
There is a kernel of truth in that, but lets not forget, that laws alone don't have any consequences. It is the willingness to force people to comply with the law, that has the actual consequences. If our judges and governments and forces in general are not willing to pursue violations of the law, then we can have any law we want, it still won't matter. We do need more law enforcement on GDPR! A lot more.
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2. scotty79 ◴[15 Nov 24 16:16 UTC] No.42148254[source]▶
> laws alone don't have any consequences

That's a very weird claim about something that the whole purpose of is to have at least some consequences.