People seem outraged about the marketing cookies. Genuine question: Why?
I left a thumbs-up reaction on the GitHub post. The cookie outrage is completely absurd.
You madlad!
GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
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Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
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> How do I grant universal consent to be tracked so that I can browse the web in peace There's a browser extension that automatically rejects cookies on these popups - https://consentomatic.au.dk/ . I've found it works for most websites.
> There's a browser extension that The problem with browser extensions is... you have to trust them.
This is a fair concern. The particular extension is developed by Aarhus University, which is a major university in Denmark. Not a guarantee it won't do anything bad, but it should give you more comfort than any random extension developer.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
> How do I grant universal consent to be tracked so that I can browse the web in peace There's a browser extension that automatically rejects cookies on these popups - https://consentomatic.au.dk/ . I've found it works for most websites.
> There's a browser extension that The problem with browser extensions is... you have to trust them.
That's a valid concern. This extension is open source [1], if you were to want to see what's happening under the hood.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
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Only consent is needed for cookies that aren't strictly necessary. https://gdpr.eu/cookies/ If a site is asking for consent, they're either idiots who don't understand what the law requires of them or they intend on tracking their users.
How do I grant universal consent to be tracked so that I can browse the web in peace? The law failed to consider this and made the browsing experience considerably worse for those of us who couldn't care less about being tracked. Not to mention teaching users who are not tech-savvy to blindly click "I Accept" and "I Agree" without thinking about it which is an absolute disaster since such users cannot distinguish bet…
There are browser plugins to accept all cookies
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
#55People seem outraged about the marketing cookies. Genuine question: Why?
Slippery slope. First it's cookies for marketing, then it's selling your data, then it's "sponsored" repositories showing up in search. Next thing you know, recruiters are cold-calling you with your private email address and you can't even get to your own README without scrolling past banner ads and autoplay videos. After all, that's pretty much how the rest of the web works. Do I really think that's going to happen?…
> Next thing you know, recruiters are cold-calling you with your private email address
This already happens.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
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The nuisance is an intentional choice by the bad actors in marketing to make you mad about the banner instead of their business practices of tracking you everywhere. Understand that cookie banners are malicious compliance and they make a lot more sense.
This is an utterly annoying failure of legislation. The law could have mandated that a standardized mechanism to opt in (or even out!) would be implemented by major browsers and the relevant standards, providing APIs for websites to integrate. It could have even been about that vague and still be more effective and less counterproductive. The actual legislation invites this sort of abuse. Understanding that the abuse…
I agree it was a weak legislation, but I think governments failed at the time to realize just how blatantly crooked the tech industry is, and is willing to be. I think it's taken a while but more aggressive actions are starting to be taken. Though ultimately I don't think we'll have straightened out Big Tech until we have laws on the books that let us put Pichai and Zuckerberg in prison. As long as their actions can be aspired to instead of a cautionary tale, more will follow in their footsteps.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
#57I don't understand why people care about cookies. The stupid cookie banners are an actual nuisance.
Only consent is needed for cookies that aren't strictly necessary. https://gdpr.eu/cookies/ If a site is asking for consent, they're either idiots who don't understand what the law requires of them or they intend on tracking their users.
> Only consent is needed for cookies that aren't strictly necessary.
Do you mean “Consent is only needed...”, because while the existing word order is grammatically viable, it doesn't communicate anything that makes sense with the rest of the post.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
#58Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
How do I grant universal consent to be tracked so that I can browse the web in peace? The law failed to consider this and made the browsing experience considerably worse for those of us who couldn't care less about being tracked. Not to mention teaching users who are not tech-savvy to blindly click "I Accept" and "I Agree" without thinking about it which is an absolute disaster since such users cannot distinguish bet…
As I understand it, the GDPR did not make web browsing a worse experience. Rather, folks tasked with compliance at a few companies came up with a horrible solution that probably doesn't actually comply, and everyone started copying it. GDPR requires consent; it doesn't require you to come up with the most obnoxious way to obtain it.
Can you think of another way to implement it that wouldn't be just as obnoxious though? I feel like anything that could be perceived as unobtrusive could just as likely be seen as trying to hide or minimize the presence of the banner which might be construed as a violation of the law.
I feel like EU regulators should have worked with web standards committees to add a technical means and requirement to classify cookies. Then browser vendors could allow users to choose which types of cookies they are willing to accept from which websites.
Re: GitHub is adding web cookies for enterprise users
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The ad/pop-up blockers need to start also blocking the dumb modal windows for this. It might be easier too, there's financial insentive in breaking the blocker
uBlock Origin does this. Enable the "I don't care about cookies" list.
It breaks some sites, notably German sites.