Brussels, Belgium, Sept 10, 2026 (AFP) - Kill the cookie banner, digital rights groups urge EU

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2026-09-10

It's time for the European Union to kill those pesky cookie banners seeking users' consent on websites, nearly 20 groups and academics demanded on Thursday. Cookies are the trackers that monitor users' online behaviour, enabling companies to target them with personalised advertising. A coalition of 19 civil society groups, academics and businesses urged the EU to put "an end to annoying and misleading cookie banners" in a letter to the European C......

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