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VM (Vicky) Brasseur Sep 22, 2025

Let's be clear here: The law is NOT to blame for cookie banners.

The blame lies with companies that would rather inconvenience you with a banner than respect your privacy by not collecting (and selling) your data..

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-cookie-law-messed-up-the-internet-brussels-sets-out-to-fix-it/?

Europe’s cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it.

The European Commission wants to take a bite out of privacy rules that force websites to run cookie banners.

POLITICO

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Mustapha Hamoui Sep 22, 2025

@vmbrasseur why do I need a stupid cookie banner to stay logged in on a website? It’s always about the “selling your data” straw man for you people. Admit it. That was a bad law that made the internet a little worse for everyone.

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Deus Figendi.jwd

@Beirutspring @vmbrasseur

You don't need a cookie banner to stay logged in. Not by law neither by technical reasons.

If a website asks you for confirmation, then usually because they a stupid or - more likely - not just to keep you logged it. But whatever reason it is, it should be told you inside the banner because your consent must happen "well informed".

By the way: I just click "don't" every time 🤷