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> There should NEVER be any unsolicited modals […] GDPR warnings Hah. You expect sites to not track you just because you are there for the first time? If that

> There should NEVER be any unsolicited modals […] GDPR warnings Hah. You expect sites to not track you just because you are there for the first time? If that were the case there’d probably be no GDPR.

dheera 6y ago
No, I just block cookies from ALL sites except the few that I need to log into. GDPR is mostly irrelevant to me for that reason. The unfortunate result is that the goddamn GDPR warnings keep popping up, because ironically, the way those websites remember that you either "accepted" or "denied" the tracking request is to leave a cookie, and I don't allow or want to allow that cookie. EDIT: Separately, there are many websites that only have an "accept" button and no "decline" button. By blocking the modal dialog boxes, I never actually "accepted", and therefore they never got my permission to track. Ha!
- account42 6y ago
  > No, I just block cookies from ALL sites except the few that I need to log into. GDPR is mostly irrelevant to me for that reason. GDPR is about all tracking - cookies are just one implementation.
  - robin_reala 6y ago
    GDPR is about all processing and use of personal data, not just tracking.
- tpxl 6y ago
  >No, I just block cookies from ALL sites except the few that I need to log into. GDPR is mostly irrelevant to me for that reason. GDPR is about a lot more than just cookies. >By blocking the modal dialog boxes, I never actually "accepted", and therefore they never got my permission to track. Ha! Unfortunately they probably treat this as if you accepted the modal (which is against GDPR).
  - dheera 6y ago
    > Unfortunately they probably treat this as if you accepted Sure, but they can't track me anyway :)
    - tpxl 6y ago
      You seem to be mighty sure of that. What's the methods you use to stay anonymous?