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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] TWeaK@lemm.ee 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not only are they annoying, they go half way to legitimising the theft of user data.

[โ€“] qevlarr@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Exactly. Identify what uses are legitimate and what uses aren't, and legislate directly. None of this consumer consent crap because it's meaningless to consumers. No consumer benefits from their browsing habits being under surveillance.