The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a complex, many-legged beast, but at root, it is a regulation that aims to make it easier for the public to control the technology they use and rely on. One DMA rule forces the powerful “gatekeeper” tech companies to allow third-party app stores...
Essentially that’s mandated. Companies don’t do it… But that is the law. And they can store a cookie with that info without requiring permission as it is essential to performing that action.
You can complain with your local data protection agency.
Basically the law is that rejecting cookies must be exactly as easy as accepting them, so if there’s an “accept all” button, there also has to be a “reject all” button right next to it, same size, same visibility.
Essentially that’s mandated. Companies don’t do it… But that is the law. And they can store a cookie with that info without requiring permission as it is essential to performing that action.
I was actually not aware of that. Is there a way we can report them or force them into compliance somehow?
You can complain with your local data protection agency.
Basically the law is that rejecting cookies must be exactly as easy as accepting them, so if there’s an “accept all” button, there also has to be a “reject all” button right next to it, same size, same visibility.