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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com)
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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It already exists and is called "do not track".

[–] MrOtherGuy@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately by sending DNT you are merely suggesting to the server that you wish to not be tracked. There's no requirement for the server to actually care about you at all.

Now, if DNT were actually legally binding though - that would indeed be very cool.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes and this is what they should have legislated. I don't know if lobbyists or stupidity got in the way, or both. But the fact that this news comes now so close to Google Chrome abolishing cookies for its new "privacy" feature is suspicious timing.