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Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by jjbinx007 on Monday May 31, 2021 @04:43AM (#27341754)
Advertisers have proven time and time again they're not trustworthy.

And any website that says "your privacy is important to us" while deliberately tricking you into accepting terms and cookies you weren't easily made aware of is a hostile adversary.

I've said before, I'd be happy to see ads that were embedded in the website's content, unchanging and baked in on the day the page was written (like print publications) as there would be no need to track and stalk me, profile me and sell my behaviour to dodgy companies around the world who are making money from me without my consent.

Do that and I'll turn my ad blocker off. Until then, let's bring on the gdpr lawsuits.

Re:Noyb aims to end “cookie banner terror” and issues more t... by robin_reala on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:03AM (#27341914)
Typically they say ”We value your privacy”, which can be read in a very literal way…