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Re:My chatbot is dead – Why yours should probably be too by tpxl on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @08:17AM (#24836427)
>No, I just block cookies from ALL sites except the few that I need to log into. GDPR is mostly irrelevant to me for that reason.

GDPR is about a lot more than just cookies.

>By blocking the modal dialog boxes, I never actually "accepted", and therefore they never got my permission to track. Ha!

Unfortunately they probably treat this as if you accepted the modal (which is against GDPR).

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Re:My chatbot is dead – Why yours should probably be too by dheera on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @12:33PM (#24839379)
> Unfortunately they probably treat this as if you accepted

Sure, but they can't track me anyway :)

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Re:My chatbot is dead – Why yours should probably be too by tpxl on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:49PM (#24840320)
You seem to be mighty sure of that. What's the methods you use to stay anonymous?
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