Doesn’t usually go over well with regulators. If they have to prove their site is fully compliant in court it would become mighty expensive to do so.

So, cookie banner it is.

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bccdee 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

You famously do not have to prove that you're innocent in court. Prosecution has to prove that you're guilty.

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roelschroeven 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A cookie banner still doesn't prove compliance. You're still going to have to prove that you don't track users who didn't opt-in. A cookie banner doesn't help anything with that.

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elygre 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The same spine that makes companies say "No, I think we will keep our DE&I programs".

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stevesimmons 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's not how the process works.

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pembrook 5 days ago | parent [-]

GDPR has nothing to do with cookie banners first of all.

Also, literally how the process works is, any citizen of an EU country files a complaint, and you’re suddenly at risk for millions in fines and have to prove compliance to an incompetent non-technical person to stop the inquiries.

It’s easier to throw up a banner, hence why most lawyers recommend this regardless of what you’re doing.

	▲	troupo 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Also, literally how the process works is It literally doesn't work like that > any citizen of an EU country files a complaint, and you’re suddenly at risk for millions in fines Of course you're not at risk for millions of fines because that's not how the process works. If the relevant agency gets off its ass and decides to actually work on the complaint (very highly unlikely, unfortunately), they will first contact you and ask you to remedy the situation within some time frame (usually quite generous). If you don't do that, they contact you again and tell you you might be fined for not doing what you're asked. The only way for you to risk millions is to repeatedly knowingly violate the regulation. > It’s easier to throw up a banner, hence why most lawyers Ah yes. The famously competent technical people, those lawyers.