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These banners have made me more aggressive about using DDG browser on phone. I do click “accept” because it’s the fastest path to read whatever article or view
by ohyoutravel 5y ago
These banners have made me more aggressive about using DDG browser on phone. I do click “accept” because it’s the fastest path to read whatever article or view whatever picture I came to the site for, then use the DDG flamethrower to destroy everything. It’s a bit of a win-win because I get to read the site without having to figure out the site-specific cookie settings but the site also doesn’t get any of my data.
- rycomb 5y agoMany people here seem to forget that cookies aren't the only way to track, and fingerprinting a user is easy without having to use cookies (via UserAgent, IP, canvas data, and a myriad other techniques). Now, I wonder what does the GDPR and similar legislation say about those, but my uneducated guess is that a user accepting the site's policy regarding user data collection would approve the use of fingerprinting as well (and deleting the cookies would only work partially, privacy-wise).
- Nextgrid 5y agoThe GDPR indeed covers fingerprinting and anything data that can be used to identify someone - the idea that these consent forms are specifically about "cookies" is a lie that's being spread by stupidity or malice. See my other comment for more details: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30964163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30964163 This is also why there is value in not clicking "accept" even if you already block cookies and/or run in private browsing mode.