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EDIT: I didn't realize the anger this would bring out of people. It was supposed to be a funny meme based on recent real-life situations I've encountered, not an attack on the EU.

I appreciate the effort of the EU cookie laws. The practice of them just doesn't live up to the theory of the law. Shady companies are always going to find a way to be shady.

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[–] 117 points 3 years ago (3 children)

IIRC the EU also ruled that burying the rejection options under additional links counts as a violation. Hence why Google now has a Reject button next to the accept button. Most sites still do that.

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  • [–] 44 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Do you know if there is a EU-wide place to report such behavior?

    The biggest privately owned TV channel in my country not only does that, but actually just redirects you to a pdf file if you want to "manage cookies". And it's not like I can submit a complaint on a national level, as the ruling party's website uses google analytics without a cookie notice at all.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think you report to your nation's Data Protection Centre, each member has their own that takes the reports. If I was still in the EU I would have put more time into finding out how reports work.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    I mean almost all websites fall foul of that. You often have to bury deep and end up with a palette of complicated choices and acceptances of individual tracking companies. It’s a bloody mess. The EU should just have mandated “do not track” adherence. There’s already a standard; just enforce it.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Most sites definitely don't do this

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago*

    Yeah this is very common, I don't know why other people on here are gaslighting like it doesn't happen. It's this way for major sites like YouTube/Twitter/Twitch/etc too. Hell even embedding a YouTube video on a site is violating GDPR. It's a good idea, but needs a version 2.0 patch to fix some exploits.

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