2025-05-15
Apparently the cookie-consent pop-ups everyone loves to hate are not due to the EU GDPR; they're illegal under the GDPR. [embedded post]
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
The Belgian Court of Appeal rules that the Transparency & Consent Framework, used by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, and the ad industry, is illegal across Europe
Landmark court decision against “TCF” consent pop ups on 80% of the internet — Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X …