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How many people not liking murder or theft did it take to make it into a law? How many people not liking gaslighting personal-data-theft dark patterns will it
by A_non_e-moose 5y ago
How many people not liking murder or theft did it take to make it into a law?
How many people not liking gaslighting personal-data-theft dark patterns will it take to make it into a law?
We're transitioning from purely physical beings to having a more virtual presence. Virtual crimes are much less visible and have much greater impact at scale than their physical counterparts, identity theft by Equifax breach or a hack, VS physical force or pickpocketing, for example.
- hcykb 5y agoYou are equating a website setting a cookie in your device (which you could disable in your browser settings, btw) with theft and murder.
- scrollaway 5y ago"Cookie banners" are a misnomer. GDPR rules apply to all persistent personal identifiers, not just cookies. (And likewise, they do not apply to cookies which are not personal identifiers or are critical for site functionality)
- csydas 5y agoNo, they are equation that previously both items were socially acceptable until society demanded change and made both illegal and provided services to enforce such laws. The impact of violating privacy is neither increased nor decreased by the impact of theft and/or murder. If we compare theft and murder, theft «in general» is less impactful than murder, as I'm deprived of property and potentially physically injured with theft, with murder I am deprived of life itself. That murder is generally more impactful doesn't make theft more acceptable/less bad; we should have laws for both.