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That's what happens if you let bureaucrats regulate absolutely everything, even if haven't got a clue about the subject.
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Voxera108837yThere is a standard, its part of all browsers, but since it was not created by a lawyer it was not accounted for in the law :/ -
Something like P3P?
The server used to send what cookies they "offer" for what purpose and the Browser decided which to accept - Unfortunately this standart was complex, a missing P3P header resulted in not accepting cookies at all and the site did not get any feefback.
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