Re:Only 9% of visitors give GDPR consent to be tracked
by rutthenut on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @07:43AM
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Do seem to have a lot of downvotes, yes!
GDPR is about a lot more than the tracking stuff though, it is about the personal data companies hold and are responsible for, your permission to request it, the risk of fines if they don't comply.
Whatever dark patterns they use for tracking logic, they are still bound to use best practice security on the personally-identifiable-information they may hold and may be fined if they do not. That is what GDPR is mostly about, as I see it.
GDPR is about a lot more than the tracking stuff though, it is about the personal data companies hold and are responsible for, your permission to request it, the risk of fines if they don't comply. Whatever dark patterns they use for tracking logic, they are still bound to use best practice security on the personally-identifiable-information they may hold and may be fined if they do not. That is what GDPR is mostly about, as I see it.