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Internet's biggest annoyance: Cookie laws should target browsers, not websites

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582 points SweetSoftPillow | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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michaelmauderer ◴[22 Oct 25 12:36 UTC] No.45668112[source]▶
The problem here is not the law, but malicious compliance by websites that don't want to give up tracking.

"Spend Five Minutes in a Menu of Legalese" is not the intended alternative to "Accept All". "Decline All" is! And this is starting to be enforced through the courts, so you're increasingly seeing the "Decline All" option right away. As it should be. https://www.techspot.com/news/108043-german-court-takes-stan...

Of course, also respecting a Do-Not-Track header and avoiding the cookie banner entirely while not tracking the user, would be even better.

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torginus ◴[22 Oct 25 12:41 UTC] No.45668188[source]▶
I wonder why people don't build a collection of scripts into a browser plugin, like Adblock that auto rejects all tracking info to the greatest extent possible?
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1. bvvgpc ◴[22 Oct 25 12:44 UTC] No.45668212[source]▶
I would install that in a heartbeat!
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2. jraph ◴[22 Oct 25 12:52 UTC] No.45668315[source]▶
Then enable the cookie banner lists in uBlock Origin. Do expect occasional breakages and remember to temporarily disable the blocking to get through.