Comment by bradleyy
2 months ago
Covered under the law: they are, they really are.
You're required to disclose. I didn't say consent.
This is precisely why I say talk to a lawyer. I appreciate the firmness of your conviction, but not reading what was explicitly stated, well.
> I appreciate the firmness of your conviction
I don’t understand how you could misread “firmness of conviction” in my comment. I made it as short, bland, and neutral as possible, on purpose. It’s just a statement of fact with a source.
A statement of fact in response to a thing I didn't say.
In fairness, I have worked for a company which did talk to a lawyer about this and ultimately we didn’t have a cookie banner nor a disclosure of the cookies used (cookies were minimal and without personal information, essentially site settings not even associated with accounts).
So I didn’t misinterpret what you said, it’s just that I have seen consent and disclosure always hand in hand.
It’s been years since I read the law in full myself, so it’s possible you’re right. I’m going by my own recollection (which can obviously be flawed) and the result of a lawyer’s interpretation (which is the thing you recommended) but I’m not one myself.
I still don’t understand (nor have you addressed) how you misread “firmness of conviction” in my words, especially when I purposefully did the opposite because I understand that these legal matters can get fuzzy.
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