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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by cassianoleal on Thursday May 28, 2026 @07:27AM (#48307457)
You can’t un-sell data though. Sure you may ask nicely that the buyer doesn’t use it and deletes it, but at that point the cat’s out of the bag.
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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by 1718627440 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @08:49AM (#48308204)
In praxis, yes especially if it has already left the jurisdiction.

Disregarding that, laws don't apply to the first processing party only. If you keep data, that you got informed are not consented to anymore, it is the same as if you keep selling fenced goods.

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Re:DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said p... by cassianoleal on Thursday May 28, 2026 @11:21AM (#48310253)
I'm not sure the entities buying that kind of data care too much.
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