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Track User Anyway
Javascript Webdev Security Programming Frontend
2 days ago 73.5K views 1 shares
Track User Anyway
The code snippet reveals the dark truth behind those annoying cookie consent popups. Whether you click "Accept" or "Reject," the outcome is essentially identical—you're getting tracked either way! It's the digital equivalent of asking "Would you like me to spy on you?" and when you say "no," responding with "Cool, I'll spy on you discreetly instead." Privacy theater at its finest! The function names don't even try to hide it. At least they're honest in their dishonesty. Somewhere, a privacy advocate is having a nervous breakdown while a marketing exec is giving this code a standing ovation.

The Matrix Of Web Privacy
Databases Webdev Security Programming Frontend
25 days ago 98.2K views 0 shares
The Matrix Of Web Privacy
The Matrix meets metadata in this multi-layered joke. Oracle (the database company) is notorious for its aggressive cookie policies on websites, while in The Matrix, the Oracle is a prophetic character who offers Neo cookies. The genius is in the double meaning—Neo rejecting Oracle's "cookies" works both as a privacy-conscious web user and as the actual movie scene. It's the perfect intersection of 90s sci-fi and modern web development frustration. Next time you click "reject all cookies," just imagine you're making a stand against the machines. You're basically Neo.

The Matrix Predicted Cookie Consent
Webdev Security Programming Frontend
1 month ago 77.2K views 0 shares
The Matrix Predicted Cookie Consent
Holy crap, how did I miss this? In "The Matrix," Neo literally has to accept a cookie from the Oracle before she'll talk to him. Twenty years later, we're all clicking "Accept Cookies" before websites let us in. The Wachowskis weren't making sci-fi—they were documenting our dystopian future. My mind is absolutely blown, and I've watched that movie like 47 times. Somewhere, a product manager is using this scene in their GDPR compliance slide deck.

Cookies Be Like
Webdev Security Javascript Programming Frontend
1 month ago 78.9K views 0 shares
Cookies Be Like
The eternal lie of the web. You click "don't show again" on a cookie notice, refresh the page, and boom—there it is again. It's like websites have the memory of a goldfish but only for user preferences. Meanwhile, they somehow remember that one embarrassing product you looked at 7 years ago to show in targeted ads. The irony of a site claiming it "doesn't use cookies" while clearly not remembering your preference is just *chef's kiss*. The digital equivalent of telling someone your name and them asking what your name is 30 seconds later.

The Cookie Banner Conspiracy
Webdev Security Javascript Programming Frontend
1 month ago 87.5K views 0 shares
The Cookie Banner Conspiracy
Somewhere in an alternate universe, browser makers actually considered user experience over ad revenue. Imagine a world where you set your cookie preferences ONCE instead of clicking "Reject All" 47 times per day like some deranged cookie-hating woodpecker. But no—that would be too convenient. The suits had a good laugh about that one before going back to their champagne and "innovative monetization strategies." Meanwhile, the rest of us are trapped in cookie banner hell, our fingers developing repetitive strain injuries from declining tracking on the same sites we visited yesterday.

Santa's List Final_3.txt
Security Programming Databases
1 month ago 106.3K views 0 shares
Santa's List Final_3.txt
The North Pole's security practices are straight out of 2005. Storing billions of PII records in plaintext? Classic rookie mistake. Some poor elf clicked a suspicious "Free Candy Cane Gift Card" email, and now Santa's entire database is on the dark web. The naughty/nice list just became the biggest data breach in history. Imagine the GDPR fines if Santa operated in the EU. No amount of milk and cookies can fix this PR nightmare.

Very Useful List Indeed
Programming Security
1 month ago 189.1K views 0 shares
Very Useful List Indeed
The eternal struggle of a developer's brain refusing to shut down at bedtime. Just as you're drifting off to sleep, your brain hits you with the impossible dream: "What if there was a GitHub list of GDPR-compliant EU companies that actually respect privacy?" Your brain knows full well this mythical collection is as rare as bug-free code on the first commit. The wide-eyed stare in the final panel perfectly captures that moment when you realize you'll be debugging this thought until 4 AM instead of sleeping. Finding ethical tech companies is like searching for proper documentation – theoretically possible but practically nonexistent.

The Cookie Conundrum
Frontend Webdev Javascript Programming
1 month ago 84.8K views 0 shares
The Cookie Conundrum
The eternal web development paradox: a site proudly announces it "doesn't use cookies" while clearly failing to remember you already dismissed this notification. Nothing says "we respect your privacy" quite like forcing you to click the same damn button every time you visit. Somewhere, a frontend developer is laughing maniacally while deliberately not implementing localStorage either.

Accepting Cookies: The Matrix Edition
Webdev Security Javascript Programming Frontend
1 month ago 87.6K views 0 shares
Accepting Cookies: The Matrix Edition
OH. MY. GOSH. The Matrix meets modern web browsing in the most INFURIATING collision of worlds! Neo, savior of humanity, destroyer of Agent Smith, THE CHOSEN ONE... reduced to clicking "Accept Cookies" before the all-knowing Oracle will even SPEAK to him! 🍪 Even in a dystopian future where machines harvest humans for energy, they still can't escape those soul-crushing cookie consent popups! The Oracle's like "Sorry hun, gotta track your prophecy-viewing habits for 'improved user experience' before I tell you if you're The One." GDPR compliance reaches even Zion! 💅

Still In 2024: The Obstacle Course We Call The Internet
Webdev React Javascript Programming Frontend
1 month ago 83.8K views 0 shares
Still In 2024: The Obstacle Course We Call The Internet
Browsing the web in 2024 is basically playing a game of "Popup Whack-a-Mole" before you can actually read anything. Two years later and nothing's changed - we've just gotten faster at the cookie-decline-video-stop-popup-close speedrun. The real achievement isn't finding the information you need, it's remembering what you were looking for after battling through five layers of digital harassment. Modern web developers aren't creating websites anymore; they're designing obstacle courses with a tiny content reward at the end.

Is European Software Eng
Cloud Networking Security Devops AWS
2 months ago 188.5K views 0 shares
Is European Software Eng
European software engineers telling American cloud providers to take a hike after GDPR and Schrems II. Nothing says "I don't want to play with you anymore" quite like data sovereignty laws making AWS, GCP, and Azure non-compliant overnight. European devs just sitting there with their locally-hosted solutions, sipping tea while American cloud giants scramble to build EU data centers that still technically don't solve the legal problem.