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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A ban wouldn't work, because data collection is endemic. The cat is out of the bag.

Compensation could work through legislation and a commercial structure that dictates how things should be bought and sold. In Germany, rent is decided by the local town hall (Rathaus) on a per square metre basis. Such a system is not without flaws, but it's better than unfettered abuse by those who have against those who have not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I don't know where you have your ideas about Getman rent from but I assure you that, barring some rent-control, the German rental market is free.