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The Senior Tory MP has called on both the government and Labour to show courage and admit that Brexit has failed

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[–] Syldon 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So do not clear your cookie cache out? This is nothing to do with the EU. It is your personal choice. You can even use a VPN to make the internet view you as someone from another continent.

The EU did not implement this to make money, which is what you are implying when you say they are corrupt. They did it because there are scumbags out there, and they are abusing the data you give them when you view their site. There is a good reason to not give out your name and address when you go online, but if you are happy to do just that then there is a million and one ways to achieve it.

[–] jtb 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to clear my cookies on exit to prevent tracking. When the EU introduced its warnings about tracking I was forced to accept cookies to avoid the warnings, that's my point. The warnings achieve the opposite of their intended purpose. Besides which, sometimes you have to clear cookies for other reasons, or you might use a different browser or recreate your profile.

I wasn't implying anything with my corruption comment. I was just saying the EU is corrupt, because it is.

https://www.politico.eu/article/arrest-warrant-two-meps-connected-qatargate-parliament-corruption-probe-maria-arena-alessandra-moretti/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/mar/16/martinwalker2

[–] jtb 1 points 1 year ago

The EU plundered Greece to recover unsecured loans.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/08/19/gree-a19.html

The EU is not democratic.