What the author discovered here is the full list of publishers as given by the IAB consent framework [1], which is an attempt at self-regulation by the ad indus

What the author discovered here is the full list of publishers as given by the IAB consent framework [1], which is an attempt at self-regulation by the ad industry and website publishers. Presenting the user with the full list of advertisers is indeed silly and not compliant IMHO. We also offer an open-source privacy & security tool for websites (Klaro! - https://github.com/kiprotect/klaro https://github.com/kiprotect/klaro) and we have decided against implementing the IAB framework as it's clear that it does not conform to the intent of the GDPR. We also opted against using dark-patterns and making declining more difficult than accepting. Overall this results in slightly less opt-ins (around 50-70 % for most websites) but in any case those dark patterns will have to go sooner or later. [1] https://iabeurope.eu/transparency-consent-framework/ https://iabeurope.eu/transparency-consent-framework/