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		crims0n 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Court nullifies FTC requirement for click-to-ca... Plenty of well-meaning laws have unintended consequences. Intent does not absolve being the cause of the effect.

vkou 6 months ago | [–]

This consequence is 100% intended to fuck with the UX of your website, if your business model is tracking users.

And it accomplishes that goal. A lot of people on this forum are quite unhappy about it, but that's not because it's an unforeseen consequence.

t-writescode 6 months ago | [–]

Sure, but the cookie law is a bad example of it.

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