Post #4120982
2026-07-26 20:06 UTC
@morrick@appdot.net Happy to disagree, just one regarding the cookies: I feel like websites often default to use it just to make sure they comply, even when not necessary.
However, I totally agree those bars or popups could (and should) be much more user-friendly. This part definitely shouldn’t be blamed on the regulator. 👍
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@amonduin@mstdn.ca 2026-07-26 21:05
@jirirbr@mastodon.design @morrick@appdot.net cookie popups are better than the alternative. Before cookie popups there was no way to opt out of tracking, even if most people don’t realize you can or should. I think the EU should have taken a more aggressive approach to requiring reject all buttons and making it really clear that reject all won’t impact the websites usability. I also think they should have required it to be a browser level feature so websites couldn’t just keep asking. However, regardless of how annoying you find cookie popups they still give us more freedom to opt out of data collection than prior to their existence.