UK wants G7 to get rid of nuisance cookie pop-ups

Stefan Mileschin · 9th September 2021, 07:57

It is hardly informed consent

The UK's Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, is to ask data protection and privacy regulators across the G7 (Group of Seven) to join forces to consider a solution to nuisance cookie pop-ups.

Denham, who leads UK data regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), will discuss the issue with her counterparts in the G7 nations in a series of virtual meetings today and tomorrow, urging them to use the group's power to improve the current cookie consent mechanism.

While most people don’t want cookies to spy on their browsing, privacy law has created a weird system where a content provider makes a user look at a long form before allowing them to look at the sight. The result is that people hand over their data just to get rid of the annoying pop-up which is hardly informed consent.

Denham will present an idea on how web browsing can be made smoother for users, while also protecting their personal data.

https://fudzilla.com/news/53500-uk-w...cookie-pop-ups

9th September 2021, 07:57	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	UK wants G7 to get rid of nuisance cookie pop-ups It is hardly informed consent The UK's Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, is to ask data protection and privacy regulators across the G7 (Group of Seven) to join forces to consider a solution to nuisance cookie pop-ups. Denham, who leads UK data regulator the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), will discuss the issue with her counterparts in the G7 nations in a series of virtual meetings today and tomorrow, urging them to use the group's power to improve the current cookie consent mechanism. While most people don’t want cookies to spy on their browsing, privacy law has created a weird system where a content provider makes a user look at a long form before allowing them to look at the sight. The result is that people hand over their data just to get rid of the annoying pop-up which is hardly informed consent. Denham will present an idea on how web browsing can be made smoother for users, while also protecting their personal data. https://fudzilla.com/news/53500-uk-w...cookie-pop-ups

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