Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
by 8fingerlouie on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:43AM
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> I use UBlock Origin and Privacy Badger so pretty much nothing gets through anyway
And yet the cookie is still there and can be used to track you. They don't need to serve you adds to track you. A simple check for the presence of the cookie is enough to track.
Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
by afiori on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:06AM
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I sort of think this kind of behavior is problematic. I also do it often, but for example Gitlab offers some level of tracking: Necessary, Functional, Performance, and Personalization with the first three preselected. there is also a Show details for more information.
I see no reason to turn off Performance and Functional in most cases.
Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
by RealStickman_ on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @08:20AM
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There's a filter list for uBlock that removes most of those popups. Can't remember it's name off the top of my head though.
I am exactly the same. I use UBlock Origin and Privacy Badger so pretty much nothing gets through anyway but just to get rid of the banner, I click on OK.
However, that being said, I only do it if the other choice is "Manage Preferences" or something equally vague: If I am given a clear yes-or-no choice, I always choose "No".