Re:First complaints under the GDPR lodged within hours
by craigsmansion on Saturday June 09, 2018 @09:17AM
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> How’s that illegal/unfair?
Because online privacy is now an inalienable right. Users can't sign it away permanently, and companies can't ask for it in return for something.
> No business is obliged to allow all and sundry to use their product/service
No, but they can't discriminate with regards to submission to online tracking.
> the companies also have a right to decide whether they want non-compliant users using their service.
In the EU there are no "non-compliant" users when it comes to agreeing to tracking; there are only non-compliant publishers. These publishers are free to shut down EU operations and block EU ip-addresses, and I wish they would instead of these now common "opt out of any of our 50+ 'partners' individually through this terrible interface" shenanigans, designed to make it cumbersome to exercise one's right not to be tracked online.
Because online privacy is now an inalienable right. Users can't sign it away permanently, and companies can't ask for it in return for something.
> No business is obliged to allow all and sundry to use their product/service
No, but they can't discriminate with regards to submission to online tracking.
> the companies also have a right to decide whether they want non-compliant users using their service.
In the EU there are no "non-compliant" users when it comes to agreeing to tracking; there are only non-compliant publishers. These publishers are free to shut down EU operations and block EU ip-addresses, and I wish they would instead of these now common "opt out of any of our 50+ 'partners' individually through this terrible interface" shenanigans, designed to make it cumbersome to exercise one's right not to be tracked online.
> Are these complaints in fact valid under GDPR?
I believe so, and if not, they should be.