Re:“This is why I use ad blockers and a pi-hole server”
by leni536 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @02:58AM
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I rarely see opt in GDPR popups, it's typically "accept tracking" or "more options...", the latter seemingly sending you down an infinite rabbit hole. Well, now that I think about it, this might count as opt in, but this is definitely a dark pattern.
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Re:“This is why I use ad blockers and a pi-hole server”
by lokedhs on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:04AM
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This is supposedly not allowed under the GDPR, but we're going to have to wait a while before this is actually tried in court.
Re:“This is why I use ad blockers and a pi-hole server”
by tyfon on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:11AM
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It's not, the consumer advocate in Norway has already released one report on the subject [1, PDF]
Pushing all this through the legal system will take some time but the watchdogs in different countries are not sitting idle.
[1] https://fil.forbrukerradet.no/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/201...
Re:“This is why I use ad blockers and a pi-hole server”
by mnw21cam on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:41AM
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The other thing I often see is an "accept tracking" button, and a tiny "more options" link that just goes to a page explaining how to switch off cookies on your browser. I'm pretty sure that's not OK with GDPR as well.