kaiser_xc t1_j79edu7 wrote
Reply to comment by po-handz in [N] GitHub CEO on why open source developers should be exempt from the EU’s AI Act by EmbarrassedHelp
You’re downvoted but it’s true. The most recent major fiasco was GDPR. Boy do I love clicking accept all cookies 16 times a day.
mulokisch t1_j7ak14a wrote
Cookies came way before GDPR 🤗
kaiser_xc t1_j7bevba wrote
Yeah. And they just quietly tracked you. Now they track you almost exactly the same way but they make you click “yes”. Much more annoying got almost zero benefit.
Cheap_Meeting t1_j7bsnoo wrote
No, what u/mulokisch is saying is that the cookie disclaimers are unrelated to GDPR.
Hyper1on t1_j7c7vga wrote
This isn't true - GDPR puts much more onerous restrictions on what consent must be gained before personal data is processed. Much of what cookies collect is considered personal data, and so immediately on GDPR's passing, many websites started to change their cookie acceptance boxes to these massive things which take up half the screen and have granular consent check boxes. Another factor which just makes browsing the web increasingly inconvenient for the average user.
kaiser_xc t1_j7bswse wrote
Oh. My bad. I guess I should read up more on this before commenting.
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