Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for good management

Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by dspillett on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:13AM (#39603673)

I hit back instantly when I see the Admiral logo. That network IIRC claims >1,500 partners. And last time I bothered looking even though there is a few “no to all” checkboxes you still needed to individually object to “legitimate interest”¹ for most of the companies.

[1] which I read as “we see you and your privacy preferences, but fuck you and your preferences we want to stalk you anyway”

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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by Sharlin on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:29AM (#39604625)

This "legitimate interest" crap should be hit hard, with a few big examples made to warn others. The cases where you can claim legitimate interest are essentially "when the user agrees with you that it's legitimate", not "we have a legitimate interest in profiting off your data".

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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by Sander_Marechal on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:35AM (#39603974)

TrustARC is also a really shitty one that tries to make you wait if you dare to opt out (and then sometimes even errors out halfway because "not all partners support SSL")

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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by dspillett on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:38AM (#39604770)

> "not all partners support SSL"

Meaning “we've vetted our partners and found their security practises to be seriously wanting, but haven't kicked them to the curb because a very small amount of money is far more important to us than our claims to care about your security and/or privacy”.

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