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So what exactly would this mean? Not that cookie banners will vanish completely, right? Will “Legitimate Interest” stuff just have to be unchecked by default?
It sounds like it would be relatively easy to fix, but I worry it will strengthen monopolistic tendencies.
From the article:
“Today’s court’s decision shows that the consent system used by Google, Amazon, X, Microsoft, deceives hundreds of millions of Europeans. The tech industry has sought to hide its vast data breach behind sham consent popups. Tech companies turned the GDPR into a daily nuisance rather than a shield for people.” [Dr Johnny Ryan, Director of Enforce at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties]
Today’s judgement confirms the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s 2022 decision. It applies immediately across Europe.
Tech companies turned the GDPR into a daily nuisance rather than a shield for people
This is just how US companies do business but it is nice to to see at least somebody in position with that acknowledgement
The CA Prop 65 warning is a perfect example of this. Most people just ignore it because it’s on everything (which probably isn’t inaccurate, especially when most products contain some type of plastic).
Excellent result. Let’s see if the EU capitulates once the pressure’s on.
“Pressure” aka bribes
Narrator voice: it did
2025 is a banger year for open source and internet freedom.
I don’t really see how this ruling is helpful. The reasoning seems to confirm the view that the Fediverse is legally very problematic.
How? I just read the full text of that website, and I couldn’t find any language in there that would harm the fediverse.
Federation means that personal data is sent to anyone who spins up an instance. What legal basis is there for that? These guys and their lawyers weren’t able to figure one out.
2025 is certainly a year. What kind of year it is depends on which country you live in.
Sounds like the US is nuking theirs, which certainly makes a bang.
