The Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites | NEDNEX
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Save and Share: Click. Ugh. Another one. You know the drill. You land on a new website, eager to read an article or check a product price, and before the page even finishes loading, it appears: the dreaded cookie banner. A pop-up, a slide-in, a full-screen overlay demanding you “Accept All,” “Manage Preferences,” or navigate… Continue reading The Internet’s Biggest Annoyance: Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites

Click. Ugh. Another one.

You know the drill. You land on a new website, eager to read an article or check a product price, and before the page even finishes loading, it appears: the dreaded cookie banner. A pop-up, a slide-in, a full-screen overlay demanding you “Accept All,” “Manage Preferences,” or navigate a labyrinth of toggles designed by a corporate lawyer.

  • Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    But what about the small blogger, the local restaurant, or the indie developer? For them, it’s another technical and legal headache, forcing them to install clunky, site-slowing plugins just to avoid a potential lawsuit.

    As a small time developer, just no. Why would I be installing spyware on my small websites and importing a ton of third-party shit instead of doing things the right way from the beginning? Imagine tracking people to the extreme that you’ve legally got to resort to fucking popup <div>s and having that kind of web property tied to your name — yikes.