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> Something along the lines "by using this site, you agree to our terms of service and use of cookies". This is something I have seen getting a lot of rise sin
by martin_a 7y ago
> Something along the lines "by using this site, you agree to our terms of service and use of cookies".
This is something I have seen getting a lot of rise since the introduction of the GDPR on German/European sites.
The law text of the GDPR on the other hand is kind of strict in that you really have to agree to something by clicking and this "accept by doing nothing"-method is explicitly not valid.
Curious to see when the first people will go to court against this.
- krageon 7y agoPeople will not be going to court. It is up to the data protection agency of each respective country to build a case based on the available evidence (eg have they been informed, what was their response, have they been given adequate time to compensate, did they know they were breaking the law, etc).
- martin_a 7y agoYou're right on this. I think we need a legal test case or whatever to stop this loophole, that's what I wanted to say.
- drewmol 7y agoI’ve always assumed those “by using this * you agree to *” statements are meant for someone else. Presumably they’ve read and agree with whatever is I’m skipping.