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[โ€“] radix@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, this should be illegal. I predict California and/or the EU will get rid of it soonish (within the next 10 years maybe? not the most experienced forecaster).

[โ€“] BlessedDog@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is IIRC. In the eu I think its mandatory that declining cookies is as easy as accepting.

[โ€“] haukesomm@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which is better but still sucks. The whole thing is flawed from the ground up: In order to remember you opted out of cookies, it is necessary to store a cookie in your browser. Cookies should be op-in but I think it's obvious this is not gonna happen

[โ€“] Ghoelian@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure a cookie like that would fall under strictly necessary, so you're still allowed to save it without consent.

Protip: Use a VPN and connect to an EU country. You'll see more of the single "Reject All" buttons.

[โ€“] dandroid@dandroid.app 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does California have any of these types of tech laws?

[โ€“] radix@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, it mandates a Do Not Sell My Personal Information toggle, as I understand it.

[โ€“] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Which usually requires an email address, in my experience, so it's really only worth doing that if you already have an account at that site.

[โ€“] radix@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I've never been asked for an email address. That sucks.