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In theory, in practice users consent and move on. You’ve just added an annoying extra step on every site. Victory?
by cglace 6y ago
In theory, in practice users consent and move on. You’ve just added an annoying extra step on every site. Victory?
- ratww 6y agoCollecting data and being annoying are entirely optional and a choice made by companies. The law is a still a partial victory for privacy.
- cglace 6y agoIt may be optional but it seems to be the standard rather than the exception. I just don't see people really caring about their privacy. When given the choice between convenience and privacy people generally choose convenience. As someone who doesn't have a dog in this fight, I just end up annoyed.
- ratww 6y agoJust because something is a standard doesn't mean it's right. It also doesn't mean the law shouldn't discourage it. And just because people don't care doesn't mean a company is automatically allowed to track people. If the law were followed by the letter and companies weren't using dark patterns or ambiguous marketing-speak to convince people to allow cookies, only people with pro-tracking stances would allow it.
- athenot 6y agoOr users decline and move on, since decline is supposed to be just as easy as consent.