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Re:TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across E... by Deukhoofd on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:16AM (#26155336)
They are reworking the cookie law, it's just a complex piece of legislation. They are aware of its shortcomings, and want to tackle them through an enforced browser setting.

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/proposal-epriv...

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Re:TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across E... by csunbird on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:24AM (#26155487)
> This will ensure that these popular services (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype) guarantee the same level of confidentiality of communications as traditional telecoms operators.

Sounds very ominous, don't law enforcement agencies have access to the "traditional telecoms operators" data?

On topic, a Do-Not-Track header setting that automatically opts-out of everything and the new "legitimate interest" trend, would be awesome.

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