Back in 2012, the European Union passed a law requiring websites to give visitors a warning regarding browser cookies. These pop-ups or banner warnings are now common place across the web and were initially intended to protect user privacy but for the most part, they are just seen as an annoying box getting in the way of whatever content you are trying to access. It seems the European Union now also agrees with that and has proposed new regulations to do away with cookie pop-up warnings.
We initially saw a drafted version of the proposed law back in December but this week, the European Commission officially unveiled its proposal. The plan is to essentially remove website banners that provide disclaimers on browser cookies. A user’s browser preference in regards to cookies will automatically apply to sites they visit instead.
panoscouse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Well done the EU for costing web site owners across the EU €€€€€s to update their websites and annoy their customers only to change the rules again and cost them even more.
panoscouse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Well done the EU for costing web site owners across the EU €€€€€s to update their websites and annoy their customers only to change the rules again and cost them even more.
There! I've fixed it for you!
The site owners should have got it right in the first place. They are after all in business to keep their customers. I don't see how their customers can be annoyed by having their own privacy protected.
panoscouse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Well done the EU for costing web site owners across the EU €€€€€s to update their websites and annoy their customers only to change the rules again and cost them even more.
There! I've fixed it for you!
The site owners should have got it right in the first place. They are after all in business to keep their customers. I don't see how their customers can be annoyed by having their own privacy protected.
Given that they've now decided to change it... It would seem that the EU got it wrong - they have just wasted loads of cash and annoyed lots of people...
Why, we could almost be talking about CFL light bulbs...
panoscouse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Well done the EU for costing web site owners across the EU €€€€€s to update their websites and annoy their customers only to change the rules again and cost them even more.
There! I've fixed it for you!
It hardly costs EU €€€€€s to implement a simple javascript routine. Or are you hiring?
But I agree with your main thrust. It was an ill-thought out ruling in the first place.
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panoscouse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 4:50 pm
Well done the EU for costing web site owners across the EU €€€€€s to update their websites and annoy their customers only to change the rules again and cost them even more.
There! I've fixed it for you!
It hardly costs EU €€€€€s to implement a simple javascript routine. Or are you hiring?
But I agree with your main thrust. It was an ill-thought out ruling in the first place.
Agreed...
But multiply the small cost of updating a website by millions (perhaps billions?) of websites and you do indeed have €€€€€s
And of course some website owners, unlike us, are unable to change their sites themselves so would need outside help to do so...
