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The idea of GDPR was good, the execution was poor. All those pop ups in your way and you end up just hitting 'ok' anyway because it takes so long to figure them
by jonplackett 6y ago
The idea of GDPR was good, the execution was poor. All those pop ups in your way and you end up just hitting 'ok' anyway because it takes so long to figure them out.
And big companies seem to completely ignore it anyway. Take twitter - all they have is a banner along the bottom that says:
"By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads."
and a close button. How is that consent?
- dkersten 6y agoThe pop ups are not usually complaint though. So its not that the execution was poor, but rather that the enforcement is poor. Also, your Twitter quote shows another issue: conflating GDPR with the Cookie directive. They are two very different laws. GDPR is concerned with personally identifiable data and data protection, the cookie laws are concerned with tracking users online. GDPR applies to all data (not just websites), the cookie laws deal with what websites can do. They are not at all the same thing. The popups you see tend to be for the cookie law, because GDPR doesn't require anything like that. Both do require consent (opt-in) though, but both also have exemptions for data and cookies required to provide the service.
- jonplackett 6y agoOk thanks for the clarification. Twitter are specifically saying that they’re going to use cookies for a bunch of things there that are not necessary - like ads. So how is that allowed?
- dkersten 6y agoIts not, unfortunately enforcement is... seriously lacking.