Jeff AtwoodAug 30, 2025
Look, EU, it is difficult to take you seriously when you forced all this cookie notification bullshit on us. That feature a) should not exist and b) if it did, should be a BROWSER feature not "every website in the entire world now has to bother everyone forever about this stupid thing" https://blog.codinghorror.com/breaking-the-webs-cookie-jar/
Breaking the Web’s Cookie Jar

The Firefox add-in Firesheep caused quite an uproar a few weeks ago, and justifiably so. Here’s how it works: * Connect to a public, unencrypted WiFi network. In other words, a WiFi network that doesn’t require a password before you can connect to it. * Install Firefox and the Firesheep

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Show threadJeff AtwoodAug 30, 2025
I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
Show threadZenieAug 31, 2025

@codinghorror

I love that you don't like it.

Stop tracking people. Problem solved.

Tracking is not necessary. It is immoral.
It is tracking that ruins the internet, not cookie notices.

Show threadMichael J. Nicholson

@Zenie
It's not the legislation that's tbd problem. It's the malicious compliance by companies that want dats they have no real need of, either "just in case" or so they csn sell it.

My main hate is the 70+ "legitimate interest" exceptions that need 70+ clicks to disable. I immediately leave those sites. @codinghorror

Aug 31, 2025 at 1:57pmFedilab
Show threadZenieAug 31, 2025

@michjnich @codinghorror

Totally agree. The thing we all know is legitimate
Interest isn't. No cookies would be best. But that means no surveillance.