Do you mess with cookies a lot in Chrome? If so, this is your lucky day. Google has just announced on its blog that it is launching the “Decline All” button in Europe. As its name suggests, the option is used to disable the use of any cookie much more easily .
You may find this to be a small change. However, Google had to yes or yes include the button in its cookie banners in order to comply with the laws of the European Union. Stay on the web so you know how the “Reject all” option helps you!
In case you didn’t know, the EU has been investigating the handling of cookies by Google for some time. The big G knows firsthand that these tools are necessary for their websites. However, in Europe they want to prevent cookies from being used to collect your personal data or spy on you.
That’s why France’s National Commission for Computing and Liberties denounced Google’s cookie ads. This body fined those from Mountain View with a payment of 150 million euros .
France accused Google of using misleading banners to make users accept cookies. In turn, the big G made it difficult to turn down these features. And how did he do it? Well, showing you vague menus where you were not shown the exact way to deactivate all cookies with nothing more than a button .
Those of Mountain View have recognized their mistake. Therefore, as you can see in the image above, the cookie ads on Google websites will have three buttons :
- ” More options” : decide for yourself which cookies you are going to allow to be activated.
- “Reject All”.
- “Accept all.”
The change will come first to France . Very soon it will also apply throughout the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
There is no doubt that the big G must improve its cookie policy as much as possible if it does not want to have more trouble with the EU. This is how the Mountain View will prevent people from looking to delete cookies on Android or even start using alternatives to Google for Android.
And you, what do you think about this topic? Do you think the “Reject All” button will be useful? Tell us in the comments .
