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Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked by fxtentacle on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:08AM (#23757143)
Thing is, if someone can show that they were tricked into giving consent when they were not willing to, then you're still in violation of GDPR. So those convoluted forms might not give those companies the legal protection they they hope for.

And yes, I'd assume the "phony consent" rate to be much higher, because in some cases I also cannot find the no button and/or accidentally tap on the huge yes button on my phone when my intention was to click the tiny no link next to it.

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Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked by VBprogrammer on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:15AM (#23757190)
I think those are just designed to show some attempt at compliance; muddying the waters of any future regulatory action. Perhaps because their business model is unsustainable without pervasive tracking.
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Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked by mehrdadn on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:13AM (#23757175)
How do you prove you were tricked into giving consent to tracking?
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Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked by gpderetta on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:56AM (#23757422)
I think it is responsibility of the company to show that meaningful consent was freely given.
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Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked by fxtentacle on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:07AM (#23757493)
Record screen sharing of 50 people that you instruct to withdraw consent. If 5+ of them fail, you have made your point that the UI is too misleading to provide legal compliance with GDPR => they are now liable for high fines
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