Popups/dropdowns etc semi-forced upon UK websites are extremely anti-competitive in my opinion.
- Visitors who the law is trying to protect (less savvy web users) could easily be scared by cookie messages
- It's another barrier to actually accessing content on the site
- It's time consuming and difficult to implement sometimes. For example, if your site requires cookies to function, what should it do if a visitor declines permission?
These new laws seem to be addressing peoples irrational fears, and not the actual problem. I'd like to see them go down the pan. I hope next year when they start enforcing it they don't make examples of companies with cherry picked large fines.
> For example, if your site requires cookies to function, what should it do if a visitor declines permission?
If I'm reading the guidance[1] correctly (and I've only skimmed it), you don't need permission for essential cookies. Most sites just display a message along the lines of "We're using cookies; your continued use of this site gives consent" etc..
> These new laws seem to be addressing peoples irrational fears, and not the actual problem.
What is the problem, to you? To me the problem is that websites track my movement across the internet and I don't want them to invade my privacy in that way.
- Visitors who the law is trying to protect (less savvy web users) could easily be scared by cookie messages
- It's another barrier to actually accessing content on the site
- It's time consuming and difficult to implement sometimes. For example, if your site requires cookies to function, what should it do if a visitor declines permission?
These new laws seem to be addressing peoples irrational fears, and not the actual problem. I'd like to see them go down the pan. I hope next year when they start enforcing it they don't make examples of companies with cherry picked large fines.