The EU Commission's proposal to replace cookie banners with a simpler signal is being opposed by Google and some EU member states, leading to the potential continuation of current cookie banner practices.

#GDPR / #Cookies: You CAN NOT make it up: #Google, #Germany and #France are now lobbying to keep (!) the Cookie Banners in the EU, when the European Commission has proposed to replace them with a simple signal. #Lobbying against the vast majority of voters worked. Details: https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners

🍪❌ With the #DigitalOmnibus, the EU Commission FINALLY wanted to get rid of cookie banners. However, Google and some of the very EU Member States that are actually calling for simplification – including Germany and France – are now standing in the way. Find out more 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners

🍪❌ With the Digital Omnibus, the EU Commission FINALLY wanted to get rid of cookie banners. However, Google and some of the very EU Member States that are actually calling for simplification – including Germany and France – are now standing in the way. 👉 In the Council’s latest position paper, the plan to abolish the cookie banner has been scrapped. This will likely cost European users a great deal of hassle, frustration and billions of clicks per year. https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners

🇪🇺 What happened to the EU Commission's plans on getting rid of cookie banners? Well, according to the Council’s latest position paper, those have been scrapped. 🚮 This is likely to result in a great deal of hassle and frustration for European users, as well as billions of clicks per year. 🍪 More info 👉 https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners #DigitalOmnibus #Cookies #Privacy #EU #Google #Schrems