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

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607 points SweetSoftPillow | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | 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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UltraSane ◴[22 Oct 25 13:19 UTC] No.45668695[source]▶
No. I absolutely do not want to be asked to accept cookies for every single website I visit.
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GJim ◴[23 Oct 25 12:35 UTC] No.45681107[source]▶
Then don't visit scummy websites (advertisers take a bow) that track you and seek to invade your privacy.
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1. UltraSane ◴[23 Oct 25 14:35 UTC] No.45682299[source]▶
It isn't just scummy websites that ask for cookies consent. It is half the web.
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2. rkomorn ◴[23 Oct 25 14:36 UTC] No.45682309[source]▶
And half seems like a very conservative underestimate.