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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by jen20 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:28AM (#30288539)
Because privacy is maintained for those that want it, and those that don't know they want it.

Free services may exist perfectly well:

- They must not invade privacy without obtaining consent

- They must not transfer personal information to jurisdictions with privacy controls which are too lax.

If a business relies on doing either of those two things, it deserves all the problems it has.

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by nickpp on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:35AM (#30288650)
> and those that don't know they want it

So much evil was done in the name of pretending to know what people want better than people themselves.

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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by jen20 on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:47AM (#30288869)
Then focus on the people that do want it - which by the count of the number of people who say no to Facebook tracking on iOS, is a very high number. Enough to be of material impact to Facebook's bottom line.
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Re:Use of Google Analytics declared illegal by French data p... by nickpp on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:54AM (#30288974)
The law does not allow Facebook to refuse service to those saying no to tracking. If they were faced with that choice, I am sure most users would've made a very different selection.
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