Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
by oliv__ on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:11PM
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How is it a fundamental right?
Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
by icebraining on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:04PM
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We as sovereign citizens of the EU decided it was so.
Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
by oliv__ on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @02:45PM
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That doesn't make it a fundamental right.
Re:Cookie Warning Shenanigans Have Got to Stop
by akubera on Saturday March 23, 2019 @08:03AM
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What, to you, makes something a fundamental right?
The EU's document is "Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European_Union"[0], which does grant privacy as one. That pretty clearly does make it a "fundamental right".
Note the US Constitution's Bill of Rights does not offer right-to-privacy (but the 4th provides protection from searches-and-seizures without probable cause, which really doesn't deal with "privacy", especially from non-governmental actors).
Perhaps parent should have said "fundamental right granted by the EU", but in this context it's pretty clear.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_...
Thats a very libertarian position statement and I understand it. But the EU is much less capitalist/libertarian than you are. Their parliament made the call that they don't want people paying for services with their personal data.
There's valid arguments on both sides here. Some arguments supporting the EU's stance:
- If online newspapers get paid in proportion to views, they make more money by writing divisive clickbait
- Privacy is a fundamental right; not a currency. Treating it as currency means only wealthy people will be free from spying, and that is borderline dystopian.
- Advertising on the internet worked just fine before everyone was tracked and monitored through every click. Don't annoy me with cookie notices. Just don't use cookies for tracking and we'll get along fine.