Europe offers to put an end to annoying notifications about cookie files on the Internet

More than fifteen years ago, Europe approved a law that changed the way we float on the Internet. Every day and in all web, we find notifications that ask us if we want to accept Cookies. Although this initiative had a noble goal, its implementation was a step that we systematically ignore, so the EU is already thinking about an alternative.

In accordance with PoliticalThe European Commission wants to eliminate the cookies law in an attempt to simplify technological regulation. The executive body considers the possibility of presenting the text of Bonbus in December, which increases the possibility of eliminating these notifications forever. The commission believes that the current legislation weakened the value of informed consent.

According to the report, the new proposal considers, including exceptions for “strictly necessary” cookies. The commission also offers the option in the browser configuration, where users can determine their preferences. For example, if you are interested in your confidentiality, you can configure this option for Chrome or Firefox to refuse automatic cookies for advertising purposes.

Given the proposal, the technological industry suggested that the COOKIE file rules should be included in the general rules of data protection. Despite the fact that GDPR has shown this message since 2018, the approach is different. The 2009 directive works as an addition in specific areas, which translates as an additional bureaucracy when regulating the Internet.

What is the Cook law and why does it want to eliminate Europe?

The Cookie Files, known as the Directive 2009/136/EC, was approved in 2009 as part of the plan to strengthen the confidentiality and protect personal data on the Internet. One of the key points of this update is that he presented Banner of consentA notification that was shown to users to get their approval for storing a cookie file on their device (computer).

There may be third parties that want to store information about the user’s equipment or already stored information for various purposes, starting from legal purposes (such as some types of cookies) to those that involve unjustified intracisia in the private sphere (for example, SPY or viral programs). Thus, this is capital when users receive clear and complete information when they perform an action that can lead to the specified storage or access. The method of information provided and the right to negative is proposed, it should be the easiest possible for the user. Exceptions from the obligation to provide information and the proposal of negative law should be limited by those situations in which the technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of the resolution of the use of a specific service specially requested by the subscriber or the user.

Subsection 66 Directives 2009/136/CE

Although the idea was to promote informed agreement, the truth is that The majority presses to “accept” without reading the messageThis practice has become so common that people did it almost automatically to skip the wall of cookies. In the last dates, some web sites even make the user accept their cookies or pay a fee if they want to access their page, which is considered an illegal European data protection committee.

For a common user, Cookie files are an obstacle to navigation on the InternetSome go further and establish a certain extension for Chrome, which eliminates these alerts, which shows that the 2009 directive is no longer effective. That is why the European commission wants to find the middle point where the confidentiality of people is protected without affecting the experience of use.

Some countries, such as Denmark, have already offered deletion for those pages that use strictly necessary cookies or for simple statistics. A Reform proposal will be submitted in December 2025Judging by the time when these measures are being taken, we will have to expect that eternity will get rid of the walls of cookies.