Re:GDPR adtech complaints keep stacking up in Europe
by raverbashing on Monday May 20, 2019 @01:11PM
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yes, but Adsense is a couple of cookies, no? These sites have hundreds and hundreds of cookies
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Re:GDPR adtech complaints keep stacking up in Europe
by judge2020 on Monday May 20, 2019 @01:15PM
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It's currently being looked into by the EU but it's very likely even Adsense is in violation of GDPR.
Also, haven't looked at every company they list, but maybe they're covering their bases by listing every company part of adchoices? https://youradchoices.com/participating
Re:GDPR adtech complaints keep stacking up in Europe
by ocdtrekkie on Monday May 20, 2019 @01:29PM
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My understanding is it's common for sites to use a bunch of ad providers, because not all of them will offer up good paying ads on a given page. So you try for the most profitable ad provider, and then another ad provider, and then another one, and then maybe if none of them pan out, you show the Google Ad, which gives you something to fill your ad box.
Source: I know a guy who runs a blog who wrote Google+ posts about doing it.
Re:GDPR adtech complaints keep stacking up in Europe
by raverbashing on Monday May 20, 2019 @01:51PM
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I'm not saying Adsense wasn't in violation but I'm just saying that the other ad providers have a lot of cookies