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The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
- kgwxd 8y agoIf this problem has to be solved by law then the laws should be the reverse, privacy by default, opt-in to tracking, laws about how that opt-in is presented and verified.
- username444 8y agoThe EU cookies consent law is a prime example of how worthless this is. Easily 99% of sites either don't display this warning, or display it with no "decline" option. I can think of 2 instances over the past year where I've been able to "do not accept". I completely agree with the proposed legislation, but it's pointless without consistent, continuous enforcement. They need to be fining sites a small amount UNFAILINGLY across the board. $10 per violation (being unable to show opt-in consent) with no appeals. Not the trackers (Facebook, Google et Al), but the actual sites (eg. NYT) who've implemented them. They'll drop it REAL QUICK until it's been properly implemented. But who actually has the budget for enforcement? I don't know the answer to this.
- martin_a 8y ago> Our recent study on the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting indicated that about a quarter of people have turned on this setting, and most were unaware big sites do not respect it. I have not enabled it for this reason. Any site can just ignore it and there's nothing you can do about it. So I take care of that myself with running a PiHole, uBlock and alike.
- dngray 8y agoThe reason I don't use it is because it can make your browser fingerprint more unique. As a result I use uBlock, uMatrix, Temporary containers. More info about that configuration here: https://github.com/dngray/ghacks-user.js/tree/fx-desktop https://github.com/dngray/ghacks-user.js/tree/fx-desktop