EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers from Google and others

Re:EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers f... by m463 on Monday March 18, 2019 @07:17PM (#19426331)

kaiser permanente (doctor) has not only google analytics but doubleclick links on their online health services. Even the pages to communicate with your doctor or view test results. kp.org

I complained about this (and blocked everything), but at one point they required I accept an onerous terms of service to continue to use the site. So I requested they delete my account. Well, apparently they cannot delete an account, only inactivate it. They didn't do that and I still

California DMV has not only google analytics, but will log you into google when you use their site. dmv.ca.gov

It is hard to mindfully resist.

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Re:EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers f... by sodosopa on Monday March 18, 2019 @07:35PM (#19426465)

Doubleclick, just means they're running ad campaigns on Google, targeting pages on kp.org. It's standard practice for health insurers' websites, like kp.org.

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Re:EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers f... by 908087 on Monday March 18, 2019 @09:11PM (#19427150)

Is that supposed to make it okay?

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Re:EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers f... by sodosopa on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:25AM (#19429543)

I personally have no problem with this. I’ve worked in this space in health care and understanding how these metrics are used.

It’s no different than running Webtrends on a website. Companies want to know how people interact with sites and the methods as to how they arrive.

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Re:EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers f... by geuszb on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:25PM (#19427829)

This is where GDPR would help. They wouldn't be able to keep your account and personal info.

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