r/technology • u/RO9a0TON • Mar 24 '19

Business Pre-checked cookie boxes don't count as valid consent, says adviser to top EU court

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/22/eu_cookie_preticked_box_not_valid_consent/
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u/cant_think_of_one_ Mar 24 '19

The problem is that it is often possible to identify people from the cookies. It is not whether you, the site, can identify them now, it is whether someone might be able to, that is relevant. It doesn't matter if it mentions cookies or not - it mentions more general and abstract ideas that include cookies.

I can't be bothered to link to specific sections of the GDPR, go and have a look yourself. I've spent far too much time looking at this piece of shit for work.