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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by germanier on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:43AM (#30287758)
Ok, now what's the difference between sharing "1 bread sold" (with no identifying information about the customer) with a third-party and "1 page visited" (with no identifying information about the visitor) with a third-party?
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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by tremon on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:31AM (#30288579)
"1 page visited" (with no identifying information about the visitor) with a third-party?

False equivalence, no online stalking company actually works like that (that would require a server-side hook). They all make the visitor go to the third party's desk and increase the tally themselves (via http request), giving the tracker company access to all the contact details of the visitor.

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by hutzlibu on Thursday February 10, 2022 @10:52AM (#30287907)
The fundamental issue here is probably sharing with a different nation. If google would be german, they would have no problems with it.
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