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I agree, the language is annoying and they've also been guilty of dark patterns for getting users to re-enable it. But being an EU citizen, I'm confident that
by bad_user 8y ago
I agree, the language is annoying and they've also been guilty of dark patterns for getting users to re-enable it.
But being an EU citizen, I'm confident that they can't turn it on, legally, without explicit permission.
- ThaJay 8y agoThey can't legally, but for them to stop someone has to go through the process of proving this in court.
- bad_user 8y agoWhere I live there are consumer protection state agencies that handle the suing for you, if the case is strong enough. You just have to file a complaint and I've had great success in the past. And GDPR is taken seriously, the EU requiring and sponsoring agencies that check for compliance in all EU countries. Don't know how it is in the U.S. but I imagine that at the very least you can group with others in class action lawsuits, such that the effort of any one individual will be lower. As long as it is illegal of course, otherwise you don't have a case. I heard California is adopting something similar to the GDPR too.
- seslaire 8y agoIn Hungary for instance, one can simply send an e-mail with the necessary details of the complaint to NAIH, the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and within the legally mandated period of 60 days, they will carry out the necessary investigation and enforce both national law and GDPR.