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The only mistake EU policymakers made was underestimating how willing companies were to deface their websites.
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>The only mistake EU policymakers made was underestimating how willing companies were to deface their websites.
Yes and that is a MASSIVE mistake for a policymaker to commit. They should absolutely be pilloried for their incredible lack of foresight and understanding of how internet companies handle compliance. The policy has set back humanity by further desensitizing internet users around the world to the terrible, endemic use of cookies by most websites.
That shows the same fundamental misunderstanding of the modern web that led to the ignorance of EU regulations.
The policy is both, good, but also flawed. For example, you cannot persist settings, because one policy says that website settings should be ephemeral unless user agrees to persist them.
"Every time you visit the websites managed by the European Commission, you will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies." https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_en