"their own laws is the reason they're so rampant on the web today"
Really? Which dark pattern would bever be created if eu didn't exist?
"We, and by that I mean the web developer community, need to make technical solutions that make it impossible for companies to infringe users' rights. I guess we should first start by defining what those should be"
So, in this process, most of the population will get told what their rights are?
Since you complain that the regupation is slow, any ETA when the technofix will be ready?
The cookie consent forms that were a direct response to EU laws.
> most of the population will get told what their rights are?
Internet users need to be a) educated about the value of the data they produce (and ideally compensated for it[1]), and b) be provided with tools that safeguard this data and give them absolute control over it. So, yes.
The web should be user friendly, not hostile and scammy at every turn. It should be impossible for companies to abuse user data, and regulations are clearly too slow and ineffective.
> any ETA when the technofix will be ready?
Some already exist, and others can be built. The incentives are just not there, as tech giants rule the web and law makers are both influenced by and playing catch up to their schemes.
Really? Which dark pattern would bever be created if eu didn't exist?
"We, and by that I mean the web developer community, need to make technical solutions that make it impossible for companies to infringe users' rights. I guess we should first start by defining what those should be"
So, in this process, most of the population will get told what their rights are?
Since you complain that the regupation is slow, any ETA when the technofix will be ready?