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> I wish there was an HTTP header that meant "I don't give a shit about what you do with my data, just let me get the information I want from this website". I'

> I wish there was an HTTP header that meant "I don't give a shit about what you do with my data, just let me get the information I want from this website". I'm OK with that as long as there is an equivalent HTTP header which means "NO! Do not track anything, do not profile, do not collect any information besides the bare minimum PROVEN to be essential for the site to function at all. Either something's truly essential or it isn't, there is NO Legitimate Interest category". Unlike the failed Do Not Track header, this one should actually have legal teeth (well, at least in EU) and sites which refuse any service to visitors carrying this header should be fined (after a grace period to implement any needed changes). And why not, add provisions to pierce the corporate veil so they can't set up a hollow company to take the fall for noncompliance. Remember, you can still show ads and profit from them, you can't just violate my privacy and vacuum all my data to Feed The Beast.

martin_a 5y ago
> HTTP header which means "NO! Do not track anything, do not profile, do not collect any information [...]" I think it's called uBlock Origin. No other way. Yet.
miracle2k 5y ago
> I'm OK with that as long as there is an equivalent HTTP header which means "NO! Do not track anything". Why is there a condition attached to this? If I communicate clearly to Google that they should track me as much as they want and hide all popups from me, say by sending them a notarized letter, what legitimate interest do you have at this point to interfere? Given how much of my time and wellbeing has been wasted the last couple of years with those popups, my instinctive reaction to this phrasing is honestly that the GDPR-fanboy faction would be well punished if they had to continue to deal with them for the rest of their earthly lives.
- detaro 5y ago
  > Why is there a condition attached to this? Because the law explicitly wants to avoid companies being able to annoy people into doing this, and thus requires to make the opposite action equally possible and easy.

martin_a 5y ago

> HTTP header which means "NO! Do not track anything, do not profile, do not collect any information [...]" I think it's called uBlock Origin. No other way. Yet.

miracle2k 5y ago

> I'm OK with that as long as there is an equivalent HTTP header which means "NO! Do not track anything". Why is there a condition attached to this? If I communicate clearly to Google that they should track me as much as they want and hide all popups from me, say by sending them a notarized letter, what legitimate interest do you have at this point to interfere? Given how much of my time and wellbeing has been wasted the last couple of years with those popups, my instinctive reaction to this phrasing is honestly that the GDPR-fanboy faction would be well punished if they had to continue to deal with them for the rest of their earthly lives.

detaro 5y ago
> Why is there a condition attached to this? Because the law explicitly wants to avoid companies being able to annoy people into doing this, and thus requires to make the opposite action equally possible and easy.