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The GDPR/paywall is selling a plan like this: > Premium EU Ad-Free Subscription > No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking But attempting to buy it r
by Rjevski 8y ago
The GDPR/paywall is selling a plan like this:
> Premium EU Ad-Free Subscription
> No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking
But attempting to buy it reveals a whole different story:
> By subscribing, you agree to the use by us and our third-party partners of technologies such as cookies to personalize content and perform analytics.
Sad. Even giving them money doesn’t stop those greedy idiots from trying to stalk people.
- nerdponx 8y agoThis is why I stopped subscribing to many subscription services. They still mine and sell my personal data even when I am already giving them my money.
- flo123456 8y agoI wonder if that is even legal according to the GDPR. Does anyone know?
- Rjevski 8y agoIt is not, however it's not worse than the other GDPR-walls that let you know you are being tracked but still don't allow you to opt-out (it's funny that they implement GDPR-walls to not be in breach of the GDPR, except their solution is still non-compliant). What's bad here is that not only is this breaching GDPR, but it's also false advertising. Granted, maybe not in the legal sense (they do tell you you're still tracked on the signup confirmation page & privacy policy), but definitely in the ethical sense. They are a bunch of pricks.
- wglb 8y agoIt is legal if they ask for prior comps sent from you and tell you all the uses of the data you give them and you can ask them for a total dump in readable form of the data about you.
- Rjevski 8y agoWhat they are doing is not legal as they do not provide a way to opt-out.