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How is that extremely intrusive tracking-management popup even attempting to adhere to GDPR? For one it is opt out, which isn't allowed. It also claims that yo
by tjoff 8y ago
How is that extremely intrusive tracking-management popup even attempting to adhere to GDPR?
For one it is opt out, which isn't allowed. It also claims that you need to accept to continue using the site, which isn't allowed, then it's countless steps required to opt out (if you even can, I got lost and accidentally allowed everything a few clicks in).
This is probably worse than just pretending GDPR didn't exist. This is a deliberate and disrespectful fuck you to every single visitor.
- Gravityloss 8y agoYou can just go to another site, it's not original research anyway. That should motivate them to fix it. Example: https://www.anandtech.com/show/12875/intel-announces-the-core-i78086k-coffee-lake-at-5-ghz https://www.anandtech.com/show/12875/intel-announces-the-cor...
- tutanchamun 8y agoI agree, but the anandtech article is about Intels anniversary CPU (6 cores running @ 4ghz which can boost to 5ghz on a single core and probably 4.6 ghz on all cores), engadets article is about a 28 core cpu running @ ~5ghz. If this 28 core monster really is released I'm curious what it will cost. The 18 core i9 costs ~2000 dollar, the 28 core Xeon with much lower clocks (but with ECC etc.) ~8000. The power requirements will be even more interesting looking at the 18 core numbers when overclocked.
- victorNicollet 8y agoFor me it was opt-in (all trackers were unchecked when I opened it) from both of my computers. It is also not illegal to require visitors to clarify to which data processing they consent to (GDPR only says that if you require consent for processing that is not necessary to provide the service, then that does not count as consent for GDPR purposes).
- tjoff 8y agoWell, they don't specify what "checked" means. As I interpret it if you don't actively checked that means that you don't opt out from it. Which really makes sense considering how the sole purpose of the entire feature is to confuse and tire people into submission. The whole thing is opt-out, since it clearly states that pressing "Ok" (the only button that dismisses the dialog) is accepting tracking.
- setquk 8y agoIt stopped me visiting the site. Which is good becase that saved me a chunk of my life on Engadget who clearly have no respect for the readers.