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It should also be a law that customers can not be opted-in by default, or through consent buried in a 100 page TOS agreement. There should be a requirement that
by markandrewj 7y ago
It should also be a law that customers can not be opted-in by default, or through consent buried in a 100 page TOS agreement. There should be a requirement that the question is presented to the user in a clear way.
- zimpenfish 7y agohttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1528874672298&uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=15288746... Article 7 is the key bit, specifically entry 2: "...the request for consent shall be presented in a manner which is clearly distinguishable from the other matters, in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language." (edited to remove superfluous GDPR reference)
- markandrewj 7y agoGDPR unfortunately doesn't apply in North America. I know there may be other clauses in American, or Canadian law (I am Canadian), but this is in no way enforced. I can think of multiple services, where the first thing I have to do after creating an account, is go and toggle opt-out in all the places the setting has been buried.
- matsemann 7y agoIt is. The consent has to be explicit and informed.
- gingerlime 7y agoBut even companies like Apple (which claims to champion privacy) blatantly don’t seem to care https://blog.gingerlime.com/2020/does-apple-care-about-your-privacy/ https://blog.gingerlime.com/2020/does-apple-care-about-your-...