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0 pointsstickfigure4y ago0 comments

Do you imagine the EU blocking EU citizens from accessing US services? I find that hard to believe. "We're blocking your access to the outside world for your protection" must ring pretty hollow to the people who vote. It works in China because nobody gets a vote.

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lumost4y ago· 4 in thread

Extra-territorial laws are one way of achieving the same effect. A logical next-step would be blocking websites from jurisdictions where such extra-territorial laws are unenforceable.

"This website is in a territory not subject to EU regulations governing privacy, security, and content. Do you wish to proceed?"

_Algernon_4y ago

This would amount to a even worse cookie banner. I hope the EU has learned something from the embarrassment that is cookie banners.

Deukhoofd4y ago

Yes

> Simpler rules on cookies: the cookie provision, which has resulted in an overload of consent requests for internet users, will be streamlined. The new rule will be more user-friendly as browser settings will provide an easy way to accept or refuse tracking cookies and other identifiers. The proposal also clarifies that no consent is needed for non-privacy intrusive cookies that improve internet experience, such as cookies to remember shopping-cart history or to count the number of website visitors.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eprivacy-r...

nickpp4y ago

Nope. They are blaming the banners on the "greedy" websites. Not on the broken law.

Kind of like the current US government blaming inflation on... also the companies. Not the money printing.

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zeepzeep4y ago

> the embarrassment that is cookie banners

The idea is great, but shady websites make it so you hate it, so that you hate privacy laws instead of the shady companies tracking your children.

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shoto_io4y ago· 1 in thread

It is already a reality that you can't access certain US websites as a European. They block you out because they don't want/don't know if they comply with GDPR. Same effect.

stickfigureOP4y ago

This just demonstrates a level of cowardice on the part of those US-based companies. The extraterritoriality of the GPDR has not been tested.

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