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Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by menus »

mmazzarolo wrote: post #17
maaarghk wrote: post #3

i liked how the reddit popup had nothing to do with cookie consent and the second site didnt have any popups at all - author could have cherry picked a bad example but for some reason gave us this?

I mean... I just recorded a browsing experience? It's the entire experience in general that sucks imho, regardless of cookie consent popups or not.

The problem is your post is titled to be a hit piece against the EU

Ads, Reddit popup, bad cambridge.org design are experienced by non EU too

A more accurate title like ""Sigh, this is what browsing the web looks like nowadays"" would not have gotten you criticism

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by handelaar »

delecti wrote: post #15

I feel like a reasonable tweak to GDPR is to require that if a site has an "accept all" button, it needs an equally (or more) prominent "reject non-essential" button.

GDPR regs in fact already require exactly this, and all "consent" acquired without one has no legal basis. One or two national regulators have belatedly started to pursue it.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by nottorp »

0xfedbee wrote: post #52
telmo wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my personal experience, people who hate the GDPR are typically not EU citizens. I am an EU citizen and I strongly approve of GDPR. Is it perfect? No. Is it a step in the right direction? Yes.

Do you also approve of surveillance states that a lot of EU countries are? Do you approve of push to end encrypted messaging? Do you approve of impossibility of getting an anonymous SIM card?

The UK is not in the EU any more? Also, I got handed an anonymous sim card for free at the post office last week.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by mrguyorama »

brookst wrote: post #42
tester756 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, let's blame EU for websites spying on you If website uses cookies just for legit purposes (e.g auth, language choice), then it doesn't need to show cookie consent. Webmasters should get awarness on this or stop spying

So you’re a company with a web property. Your lawyers tell you you have two options: 1. Ensure that you’re perfectly abiding by all “legit purposes” and be prepared to update your policies and software each time those change, at the risk of huge fines. Or, 2. Just put an annoying banner up and have no risk. Which do you do? Government created this problem. Yes, it was in response to bad behavior from industry, but th…

If these are the two options your lawyers give you, fire them, because they are lazy shit bags.

All you need to do is not store cookies. That's it. It's not difficult at all. If you do want to cover your ass and use a consent dialog, there's a million options that are non-disruptive to your users and allow them to one click opt out.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by pasc1878 »

m00dy wrote: post #47

yes, it is a terrible experience...I personally think GDPR and thinking about user data is a great thing to have. But, the actual implementation is terribe. Like consent banner etc... I can tell 100% that whoever made this law is not a techie person. They wanted to solve a technical problem, like sharing user data without consent, through the law system that we used to...It would be a lot better if they forced this a…

The consent banners you complain about are not due to GDPR it is a different law plus a compliant website makes it as easy to reject cookies as it does to accept them.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by antonf »

probably_wrong wrote: post #41

Disclaimer: I actually click through the "do not consent" procedure, which tells a lot about what I'm about to say. When the EU regulation came up, I was shocked that a single article was being shared with 100+ "partners". I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it was that bad. At least now I get the choice to opt-out. Sidenote: Google got fined for that pop-up because it should have a "do not accept" option [1]. Compa…

I would like an option for those of us who don’t care and click whatever button have brighter color. Like a default consent to sharing all data. This don’t have to be on by default. This would improve my browsing experience tremendously.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by 0xfedbee »

EU politicians are dumbest beings on Earth. Dumbness of US politicians pales in comparison. They pretend like they care for citizens privacy, while simultaneously pushing for an end to encryption. States like Germany, which is at the helm of these policies, has fucking SCHUFA. It’s so hypocritical.

Re: Sigh, this is what browsing the web in the EU looks like nowadays (2021)

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Post by mmazzarolo »

menus wrote: post #61
mmazzarolo wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean... I just recorded a browsing experience? It's the entire experience in general that sucks imho, regardless of cookie consent popups or not.

The problem is your post is titled to be a hit piece against the EU Ads, Reddit popup, bad cambridge.org design are experienced by non EU too A more accurate title like ""Sigh, this is what browsing the web looks like nowadays"" would not have gotten you criticism

Lol. It did, back in the day, with people saying "this is not accurate, since it's only a EU thing".
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