alt Hacker NewsIsn’t that actually illegal under GDPR? There’s a reason all the other sites allow you to opt out and it’s not because they want to do that.
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CalRobert • yesterday at 6:17 PM
Violating gdpr is apparently legal. But even having opt out instead of opt in is in violation
retired • yesterday at 6:26 PM
Yes. But it is not enforced. The largest Dutch tech website is not GDPR compliant.
Core77 doesn't do any business in the EU, so it probably isn't a concern. There's a few states in the US with cookie banner requirements, so it was probably designed around that.