Does the GDPR define what the default behavior should be when the user refuses to specify? Does it vary by site? Is it like clicking either “Accept all” or “Reject all”?

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Legally, the user has NOT allowed ANY cookies then. (The law still allows the technically needed ones)

    But in practice, it is not easy to find out what a website does.

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      7 hours ago

      and in practice, if you want a website not to recognize you from one place to the next, you need to make it TECHNICALLY impossible for them to do that (depending on severity: private browsing, IP changing, Tor), not just legally declare you don’t want them to

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      7 hours ago

      I have a question, it’s maybe stupid but still:

      Aren’t cookies, like, files on your device?? Can’t you just forbid websites to write anything to disk??

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      8 hours ago

      Install privacy possom and be done with it I say. You can set it to auto reject those popups

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        7 hours ago

        Correct, if you want to live cookieless on the internet you have to disable them in browser. But as others have said, this will break the majority of websites.

        Functional cookies can never be used for identifiable information, only to ensure the functionality of the website.

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            2 hours ago

            Sometimes people store simple data, like a boolean, in it.

            When I tried to make a website with some funny functions everything I read said to store data in cookies.

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      13 hours ago

      Any way i can report a website for violating this rule because I see it constantly everywhere and it seems to have no consequences.

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      13 hours ago

      Good to know that’s the default. I do definitely see prompts that have “Reject all”, plus some banners that only have “Accept all” and “Cookie settings”, with “Reject all” or “Necessary cookies only” only visible in the cookie settings. Thanks.

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    6 hours ago

    What happens when I ignore the cookie preference dialogue on websites?

    You get stuck with the leftovers; which is usually the maple flavour or those really really dry shortbread cookies that feel like dust in your mouth. And you’re not allowed a drink of milk to wash it down.

    It helps to get in line early for your cookie preferences.

    What? … Wrong cookies?

    Sorry about that. I stand by what I said however.

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    12 hours ago

    they shove all their “special” cookies up your computer’s ass and it gets super stoned and forgets it’s not supposed to tell you about how they’ve already taken over the world.

    legally as mentioned elsewhere, it’s supposed to treat it as a rejection, except for “necessary” cookies. but, eh… I’m not sure I would trust that. if there’s a website you’re concerned pushing cookies, use firefox’s private window mode. (I wouldn’t trust chrome to not just pretend like incognito actually did something. while it really does nothing.) all cookies are sandboxed, and deleted after you close the browser.