Re:French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookie...
by distances on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:35AM
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"Somehow" is because there was nobody enforcing it, so nobody had any incentive to honor the request. Legislative approach is the only way to have an actual effect.
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Re:French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookie...
by josefx on Thursday December 10, 2020 @04:22PM
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DNT was also intended to be an explicit opt out. However Internet Explorer enabled by default for three years, giving the industry an excuse to question its validity and ignore it. Privacy centric Microsoft or intentional sabotage?