petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoMozilla Firefox 120 Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarekurcatovium@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·8 months agoI think it’s the same for whole EU. I’m forced to click even though I’m not from Germany.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoI’m not in the EU and those banners are still everywhere.
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoAnd the thing is afaik in the EU websites cant save anything nonessential unless you actively opt-in. In other countries its opt-out. So blocking cookie banners while not strictly cleaning or blocking may be harmful for privacy
minus-squarerotkehle @feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agookay. my bad it’s apparently EU wide. so then it doesn’t make sense for Firefox to only do that in Germany.
minus-squareGutless2615@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 months agoNope it’s the e privacy directive, a common mistake is to blame the GDPR for that though.
I think it’s the same for whole EU. I’m forced to click even though I’m not from Germany.
I’m not in the EU and those banners are still everywhere.
And the thing is afaik in the EU websites cant save anything nonessential unless you actively opt-in. In other countries its opt-out. So blocking cookie banners while not strictly cleaning or blocking may be harmful for privacy
okay. my bad it’s apparently EU wide. so then it doesn’t make sense for Firefox to only do that in Germany.
Gdpr thing
Nope it’s the e privacy directive, a common mistake is to blame the GDPR for that though.