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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by criddell on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:36AM (#30287630)
> That’s the first I heard of it.

This is the perfect example of why government oversight is needed. You run a bunch of websites and aren’t aware that you are inadvertently involved in violating the privacy of the people who visit your sites. How are non-technical people supposed to deal with this?

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by FredPret on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:21AM (#30288416)
No, this is a perfect example of the exact opposite.

A bureaucrat on the other side of the planet comes to a conclusion and I, who never voted for this person or knew about their existence, am legally bound by their decision.

On pain of who knows what fines or penalties. I’m nearly overwhelmed by the amount of work on my core product, I can’t add “keep up with European legal opinion” to my todo list as well.

As I said, it’s simpler to just geofence everything.

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