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US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-cancel

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571 points gausswho | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.853s | source
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pjmlp ◴[09 Jul 25 09:47 UTC] No.44507998[source]▶
The consumer protection laws are so bad the other side of Atlantic.

Most European countries, have their own version of consumer protection agencies, usually any kind of complaint gets sorted out, even if takes a couple months.

If they fail for whatever reason, there is still the top European one.

Most of the time I read about FTC, it appears to side with the wrong guys.

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mindwork ◴[09 Jul 25 16:59 UTC] No.44512341[source]▶
At the same time European laws got whole internet littered with "Accept cookies" banners
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mrweasel ◴[09 Jul 25 17:59 UTC] No.44513025[source]▶
The alternative would have been banning tracking and I don't think that would have happend. At least now you're being informed and have at least the perception of an option to opt-out.

Had you truly preferred not being informed, not being allowed to opt-out?

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1. mindwork ◴[09 Jul 25 20:12 UTC] No.44514296[source]▶
thats not the point I was answering.

The point is that it's 2 sides of the coin under regulation vs over regulation. And no system is ideal on both sides of Atlantic