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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Companies already bundle their invasive data collection with necessary features so if you block it than the website just won't work, this would incentivise that behavior if necessary cookies are automatically approved.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah yes, the good ol Internet ~~Exploder~~ Explorer tactic