ICYMI: Ace Hardware sued for tracking users who opted out of cookies: Three plaintiffs allege Ace Hardware's cookie banner was fake - Google Analytics and Bazaarvoice kept firing even after opt-out, violating federal wiretap law. https://ppc.land/ace-hardware-sued-for-tracking-users-who-opted-out-of-cookies/ #AceHardware #PrivacyLawsuit #DataPrivacy #CookieConsent #UserTracking

Ah, the cutting-edge journalism of our era: requiring #JavaScript and cookie consent to read about a tragedy. 💀 Clearly, nothing says "serious reporting" like a tech hurdle before unveiling grave matters. 🙄
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1502922/names-and-faces-of-those-killed-by-israel-in-its-april-8-massacre.html #cuttingEdgeJournalism #techHurdles #cookieConsent #seriousReporting #modernTragedy #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the groundbreaking revelation that if you don't have #JavaScript or cookies, you can't identify unrecognized Covid-19 deaths! 🤯 Clearly, this is a cutting-edge machine learning technique that requires more cookie consent than actual coding. 🍪🔍
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aef5697 #Covid19 #MachineLearning #CookieConsent #TechRevolution #HackerNews #ngated

In the most riveting #showdown since the invention of sliced bread, our fearless trio—Vim, #Emacs, and Claude—battle it out in the arena of "Enable JavaScript" notifications. 🤦‍♂️ Spoiler alert: the real winner is the cookie consent banner, which steals the show with a cameo no one wanted. 🍪✨
https://blog.calif.io/p/mad-bugs-vim-vs-emacs-vs-claude #Vim #JavaScript #CookieConsent #HackerNews #ngated

🔍🛳️ Oh no, wealthy nations' tankers on fire because of alleged underwater drone strike! Quick, distract everyone with a cookie consent pop-up while Lloyds List flexes its business titles like they're going out of style. 🍪🚀
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156592/US--and-Greek-owned-tankers-ablaze-after-Iran-claims-underwater-drone-strike-in-Iraqi-waters #wealthyNations #underwaterDroneStrike #tankerFire #LloydsList #cookieConsent #distraction #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the eternal wisdom of the fortune cookie factory behind Lloyds List 🥠—shocking revelation: the experts might be wrong! 🚨 Meanwhile, they spice it up with a hearty serving of cookie consent warnings because who doesn't enjoy a side of internet bureaucracy with their maritime panic? 🍪💻
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156532/They-all-said-Hormuz-closure-would-be-brief-What-if-they-were-wrong #fortuneCookies #maritimePanic #cookieConsent #internetBureaucracy #LloydsList #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the tech world mourns as another giant icon is gone—wait, no, just a cookie notice asking us to enable #JavaScript. 🍪🔄 Because apparently, reading about a legend requires the same effort as decoding a Da Vinci cipher. 🤦‍♂️📜
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/04/pagemaker-and-aldus-founder-pioneer-paul-brainerd-1947-2026/ #technews #cookieconsent #legends #humor #coding #HackerNews #ngated

🎉 Congratulations to Kansai Airport for achieving the unimaginable feat of *not losing luggage* for 30 years! 🧳 Meanwhile, readers are treated to an intimate relationship with their ad blocker as they wrestle with cookie consent pop-ups more aggressively than airport security. 🍪✈️
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/japan-focus/20241228-229891/ #KansaiAirport #LuggageSuccess #CookieConsent #AdBlocker #AirportSecurity #HackerNews #ngated