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Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-ess... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @09:51AM (#43832624)
The act of indicating no is frictionless if automated through an extension, and if it turns out orgs are not respecting the action, it'll end up in a class action or other legal event eventually (assuming statute or other regulatory mechanisms exists on the topic). "Porque no los dos?" Strongly agree the browser should still aggressively act in the user's interest and protect them.

(privacy law and how it relates to customer user experience is a component of my work in finance)

Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-ess... by dns_snek on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @09:58AM (#43832730)
I think that's a distinction without a difference in general, but certainly under the GDPR where any form of consent must be explicit.
Re:Show HN: A Chrome extension that will auto-reject non-ess... by coldpie on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @09:59AM (#43832734)
I mean sure I guess, do whatever you want. I will always have uBo installed and I prefer to have less software on my machine (fewer things to go wrong), so uBo's list plus Firefox's protections is good enough for me.

> if it turns out orgs are not respecting the action, it'll end up in a class action or other legal event eventually

Not a chance.