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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by throwbadubadu on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:23AM (#38082129)
It always has been already for a long time.. (a "Keine Werbung" sticker is enough to indicate you don't want it)?!

https://dejure.org/gesetze/UWG/7.html

Sure, theory and practice and sueing offenders are all different things, however most obey that here I'd say?

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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by worklaptopacct on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:44AM (#38082282)
In practice, "Keine Werbung" means "No advertisements except for moving services". These are the only ones that don't give a shit.
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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by mr_mitm on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:01AM (#38082423)
In my experience, it's food delivery services.
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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by tommiegannert on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:06AM (#38082468)
Outside Zürich, I see small-time car dealers, small-time precious metals dealers, delivered pizza and kebab from neighboring villages.

Perhaps advertisement is only something big companies do? /s

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Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding by nicbou on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @09:06AM (#38084234)
I wonder if there is a way to make them give a shit. A pizza place in my area is a serial offender, and I'm wondering if an Abmahnung and the threat of a fine would get them to stop.
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