Open Letter: Civil society coalition urges EU to kill the cookie banner!

GDPR Policy For once, EU legislators have an opportunity to deliver genuine simplification for people: a solution to the ongoing issue of misleading cookie banners. As part of its highly controversial Digital Omnibus package, the EU Commission has proposed legally binding automated privacy signals. These would allow you to set your privacy preferences once, and very rarely see another banner. Unfortunately, the tracking industry is pushing back. Therefore, a coalition of currently 19 civil society organisations, businesses and academics has joined forces. We urge the Commission, the Council and Parliament to support automated signals for privacy choices and a strong Article 88b in the Digital Omnibus. Joint open letter to EU lawmakersCoalition website: killthecookiebanner.euUsing the internet has become a real hassle. Even simple actions, such as opening a website or app, often require people to click through misleading consent banners before they can see the actual content. For less t