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You are wrong, as has been explained to you above. I laid out the argument in more detail a few weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17808789 https:
by akvadrako 8y ago
You are wrong, as has been explained to you above. I laid out the argument in more detail a few weeks ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17808789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17808789
Basically, you need consent to use tracking and consent isn't legal unless it's optional and independent. So it can't be tied to access.
- ElBarto 8y agoNo, I'm not wrong. The GDPR does not say that consent cannot be tied to access. What was 'explained' to me stems from people who haven't read the GDPR and/or who do not understand the terms used.
- scrollaway 8y agoYou have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Slate is doing. Slate is not saying "You can only access this if you give us consent". There's a few media sites that do that, and they're not breaking the law. No, Slate is saying "You can totally opt out... look...", and not following the proper opt-out rules.
- ElBarto 8y agoI understand what they are doing and it is fine. The hard opt out is not to consent and to navigate away from the site. That's fine. The second opt out is to withdraw consent. Obviously this means that you consent but are free to withdraw your consent as a later date. Which is what the GDPR requires, and that's also fine.