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		niklasrde on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law That's not true. "strictly necessary cookies" are allowed without consent (but information on their use must be available). Examples for what that means given by the EU itself [1] include "cookies that allow web shops to hold your items in your cart while you are shopping". And on the policing - there are a lot of laws that cannot be "policed". It requires trust, goodwill, collaboration and savy users to report violations to the webmaster or relevant ICO. [1]: https://gdpr.eu/cookies/

ZiiS on March 18, 2024 [–]

How do you know if a site has used a cookie they said was functional to track you?

LunaSea on March 18, 2024 | [–]

It doesn't matter because that's the law and if you don't follow it you risk a fine.

How do you know if your neighbour is not producing meth in his basement?

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