Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe

Re:Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in E... by Ra1d3n on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:22AM (#16520835)

Its pretty easy: The law says, that you always have to set a willing action to opt in. There can be check-boxes, but they need to be unchecked by default ("privacy by default"). Simple. I have already received multiple communications from Banks and credit card companies, and they are all very explicit about it and it was very easy to see the choices and the effect of the law.

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Re:Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in E... by dalbasal on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:29AM (#16520875)

I guess I can't go forward without reiterating the argument, so I guess I'll stop. But, I think considering it easy is naive, considering the mountain of experience to the contrary.

Some things are hard to solve with laws.

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Re:Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in E... by klez on Monday March 05, 2018 @11:25AM (#16522090)

At least in Italy, this has been the way it works for years. When I sign something privacy-related I get at least two boxes: one for the treatment of my information for functional purpose (that is, "we can't even take this paper back if you don't give us permission"), the other for research and marketing purposes (that is stuff not essential to the performance of the service). It's working quite well, in my case at least.

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Re:Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in E... by Sylos on Monday March 05, 2018 @01:15PM (#16523013)

It's even harder to solve without laws. And it needs solving.

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Re:Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in E... by dalbasal on Monday March 05, 2018 @02:21PM (#16523599)

And, are Italians now enjoying better privacy than the rest of us?

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