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Re:The European Union versus the Internet by mdex on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:43PM (#18017458)
I don't use any social media, how is that ineffective?
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by packet_nerd on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:05PM (#18017658)
You're still tracked, analyzed, and targeted both on and off the web by thousands of companies. Not to mention government snooping and surveillance. Even the social media giants which you deliberately never signed up for are still collecting and monetizing data on you.
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by mdex on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:24PM (#18017814)
Oh I see what you mean. Does this change if you don't use any of Google's products ie. web browser, youtube or search engines?
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:55PM (#18018095)
If you never run JavaScript, don't use an IP traceable to you, then you're probably safe from tracking. But GDPR applies offline too, so your insurance company can't increase your bill because you drink too much coffee and have a loyalty card, without you being able to trace that link.
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by yifanl on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:33PM (#18017885)
I don't know how wide their web is. I know they have partnerships with some third parties, presumably some involves tracking that data.
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @09:23PM (#18020906)
Unless every single person you know also strictly avoids social media, you are still getting tracked by social media companies.
Re:The European Union versus the Internet by driminicus on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:53PM (#18017556)
Facebook and Google are known to track non-users around the internet as well.