Facebook appeals Belgian cookie rule because it says ‘cookie’

Found on Politico on Thursday, 28 January 2016
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The court’s ruling contained some English words — like cookie, homepage and browser — which could violate a Belgian law that says all rulings must be in the official languages of the country: French, Dutch and German. Facebook has said this means the whole ruling must be annulled.

Seriously now? How desperate do you have to be to think that this will work?