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		mcantor on Nov 13, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU approves new law requiring users approve all co... Couldn't this law have been obsoleted simply by telling people about the "Allow cookies for these specific sites" settings in browsers?

chacha102 on Nov 13, 2009 [–]

You could argue that. Technically the user consents to cookies simply by allowing cookies to be placed in the browser.

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