Re:Am I logged in or not? GDPR case study on the example of ...
by notriddle on Monday September 24, 2018 @06:03PM
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> How about popping up a message
Doesn't work. Between the cookie pop-ups, update notifications, and "you've got mail"s, people have learned to ignore pop-up notifications.
... of course, the real problem here started with "Bob checked his email on Alice's computer." There are so many ways it can go wrong, like Alice using a browser other than Chrome, Bob using an email service other than GMail, or Alice deliberately installing a keylogger on that computer...
Re:Am I logged in or not? GDPR case study on the example of ...
by amaccuish on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @11:33AM
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You mean like the popup of Google asking if I'd like to sync, or if I want it set as the default browser? It seems to be ok when it's in Google's favour.
Doesn't work. Between the cookie pop-ups, update notifications, and "you've got mail"s, people have learned to ignore pop-up notifications.
... of course, the real problem here started with "Bob checked his email on Alice's computer." There are so many ways it can go wrong, like Alice using a browser other than Chrome, Bob using an email service other than GMail, or Alice deliberately installing a keylogger on that computer...