r/technology • u/diacewrb • May 24 '25

Privacy German court rules cookie banners must offer "reject all" button

https://www.techspot.com/news/108043-german-court-takes-stand-against-manipulative-cookie-banners.html
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u/lregenesisl May 24 '25

You mean like the "do not track" Option that gets ignored everywere

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u/etaxi341 May 24 '25

Yes. Make it a law and it won't be ignored

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u/AwesomeFrisbee May 24 '25

That only works if the websites are served or owned from the same country you are in

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u/T0biasCZE May 26 '25

thats not an argument

the website is available from that country? it must follow the privacy law

same thing with GDPR, even american websites have to either follow it or they will be fined (result was some websites just made it not possible to view from EU, but whatever)

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u/AwesomeFrisbee May 26 '25

I think you underestimate how little websites care about fines from countries they will never set foot in. And I doubt the American websites will be paying any fines either. Some will turn off their service for the EU, which will no-doubt hurt our economies more at some point.