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The law is failing because it created a worst situation. This has been going on for what seems like a decade. Nobody won from this. This is a bad law QED.
by baby 5y ago
The law is failing because it created a worst situation. This has been going on for what seems like a decade. Nobody won from this. This is a bad law QED.
- dvdkon 5y agoI don't see how the situation is altogether worse. Now everyone is aware about the extent of tracking and can opt out, even if most sites don't make it as easy as it should be. Is clicking "yes"/"no" such a big hassle that you'd rather have blanket tracking everywhere?
- cryptonym 5y agoThat law never forced companies to worsen user-experience, it forced them to disclose what they do with your data and limit what they can do without consent. This post is about companies building user-hostile and illegal UX. Are you blaming the law for this?
- baby 5y agoIt doesn’t matter what the intent of the law was, effectively it created a worse experience for everyone.
- cryptonym 5y agoThe law didn't create worse experience, companies did by not following the law. They just went with some dark pattern to keep data and try to work around the law. Guess what? This is illegal and this is exactly what this post is about. It's a bit weird to complain about the law instead of companies trying to extort your personal data, process and resell them, illegally and without your consent...