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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by mlatu on Monday February 21, 2022 @03:16AM (#30413161)
the laws are teethless if they are not enforced, and playing hot potatoe with responsibilities like is the case with Max Schrems makes it all laughable.

dont blame the lawmaker for participants bad behaviour?

well, ok. allright.

but i DO blame the responsible authorities for licking the misbehaving participants' boots

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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by krageon on Monday February 21, 2022 @04:37AM (#30413696)
> if they are not enforced

Ok, but they are enforced. So this entire line of reasoning makes absolutely zero sense. If your demand is that every infraction is enforced immediately, then you will be disappointed. Such things take time.

> i DO blame the responsible authorities for licking the misbehaving participants' boots

There's a single European country that does this (Ireland) and it is definitely a stain on an otherwise healthy situation in terms of enforcement. It is not fair to attribute their willful ignorance in the face of plain bribing to the rest of the enforcement agencies.

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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by dbrgn on Monday February 21, 2022 @03:34AM (#30413268)
Enforcing requires court cases and time. That's how law works, unfortunately.

Fortunately organizations like NOYB (with Max Schrems) are doing exactly this: https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-files-422-formal-gdpr-complaints-ner... Once there are a few high-profile cases with high fines to set a precedent, this hopefully changes the way companies handle cookie banners.

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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by fsflover on Monday February 21, 2022 @04:48AM (#30413768)
> the laws are teethless if they are not enforced

https://www.enforcementtracker.com/

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Re:Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020) by the_other on Monday February 21, 2022 @04:17AM (#30413557)
> the laws are teethless if they are not enforced

How many sites have you reported?

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