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Why do the websites bother to show cookie warnings if europa.eu does not?

7 points by lowry ↗ HN
It may be a bit of a rhetorical question, but the regulatory body does set an example, so how come the others do not follow?

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kevinsimper
It is a easy feature for companies to implemented that feels like they made something new and important :-)
jackewiehose
maybe they are the only ones who understand their laws
cimmanom
Is europa.eu setting any cookies?
xy12
Because the regulatory body can't get fined
BjoernKW
Cookie warnings aren't a part of GDPR regulations but rather the ePrivacy regulation, which will come into force in 2019. So, as of today you don't have to show these.

However, europa.eu and ec.europa.eu overall are among the least GDPR-compliant sites I've come across.

Interestingly though, GDPR doesn't apply to regulatory bodies or authorities in general, for that matter.

All you could - quite reasonably so - indeed ask of them is to lead by example, which they apparently have chosen not to do.