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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by yobbo on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:13AM (#30287217)
> If you walk into a grocery store, and cameras record

In the EU, this would fall under the same data protection regulation as websites, and other local regulations regarding camera surveillance. In short, a store owner can't just secretly record customers.

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by arvindrajnaidu on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:38AM (#30287659)
Say they don’t do it secretly. They put up signs that they are doing it.

Do they have to get explicit consent from each customer and save that info for audits?

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by robin_reala on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:47AM (#30287816)
No, they claim it under legitimate interest for fraud prevention and have a data deletion schedule.
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