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I think there’s some truth on both sides. The cookie warnings are definitely annoying.

• baroffoos 7y ago
  The new warnings the GDPR came with are much better. Now you can actually say no.
  • tomatocracy 7y ago
    Hahaha yeah right. If you can navigate the dark patterns to find the links to the opt outs from tracking then click through to 100 other websites and find their own opt outs (if they exist). Then trust them that they’re actually going to comply, won’t accidentally lose your settings etc. Browser extensions to block them in the first place are still much more effective.
    • CalRobert 7y ago
      That's a violation of GDPR. They need to be opt-in to be legal, not opt-out.
      • maccard 7y ago
        Ok that's great - what does that mean? How do I make them make it an opt in? I contacted ICO in the UK about a breach (amazon sending unsolicited marketing emails through the order update system) - ICO told me to talk to Amazon, who said "Oh we're sorry" and ignored me. Just because it's against the law, doesn't mean companies wo'nt do it.
        • M2Ys4U 7y ago
          You have to complain to the organisation first, before a supervisory authority will take action. You can also appeal any decision of the ICO to the Information Tribunal if you're unsatisfied.