Re:Mental-health information 'sold to advertisers'
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @12:45PM
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Indeed.
I'd also add that:
> half-truths that were used to put cookie warnings on nearly every site on the internet
The half-truth here is that half-truths were used. Cookie warnings are "this site spies on you" warnings (you don't need them if you only use cookies for making the site work), which were introduced as a strong suggestion for the industry to get its act together. It didn't, so now we have GDPR.
I'd also add that:
> half-truths that were used to put cookie warnings on nearly every site on the internet
The half-truth here is that half-truths were used. Cookie warnings are "this site spies on you" warnings (you don't need them if you only use cookies for making the site work), which were introduced as a strong suggestion for the industry to get its act together. It didn't, so now we have GDPR.