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Comment by NotYourLawyer | Hacker News Reader

What a shitty website. Throws up a modal dialog that says:

    This site uses cookies

    By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts.

No option to decline some or all cookies. No option to keep using the website without clicking accept. I hope some European sues them and wins under GDPR.

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Does the GPDR even apply here? If it does, maybe I should start blocking all of Europe’s netblocks….

Why would they put such a message if they didn't have the GDPR in mind?

I think like many other (mainly US) sites it's partly to make a statement, and partly misguided belief that they have to put some kind of message.

In reality it would be safer to ignore GDPR if you believe it shouldn't apply to you because you're not EU based. If you're doing something specifically for EU visitors then it becomes clear you're also targeting them as visitors and then you have to comply with GDPR (this popup isn't compliant).

Not sure what device you're on, but on desktop Firefox, I see a "Show Purposes" button and have the option to configure which cookies I want and don't.

Huh. I'm also on desktop Firefox (Windows), and I didn't see that button. But now 8 minutes later, I don't see the cookie popup at all.

Y'all stop downvoting this, it's a legitimate complaint.

It's being downvoted because comments like these are against the guidelines[0]:

Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Seems fair. Why should they treat their (voluntary) web-visitors any better than the owners/pilots of the aircraft they collect data from without any form of consent?

The flight data is broadcast from the aircraft. Anyone with a receiver can listen. There is no expectation of privacy regarding this data.

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