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That's something the article should have mentioned: 4 years on, and people still think GDPR is about cookies – and even responsible for the intrusive consent p
by Radim 4y ago
That's something the article should have mentioned:
4 years on, and people still think GDPR is about cookies – and even responsible for the intrusive consent pop-ups!
It is a testament to the power of the adtech giants and all the other shitty shady businesses, how they managed to twist the narrative.
And that's on HN, a presumably tech savvy audience. What chance does the "normal" population stand?
- jacquesm 4y agoLots of people on HN work for advertising companies such as Google, Facebook etc, tech savvy or not has little to do with it.
- GiorgioG 4y agoI don't work for an adtech company and I think GDPR has made the web demonstrably worse for everyone. I'd rather void EU clients altogether than put up a cookie banner/popup.
- dmitriid 4y ago1. GDPR isn't about cookies, or cookie banners 2. It's not GDPR that made it worse but ad-tech and similar leeches who want to continue vacuuming up all available data without reprecussions
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoHere's a genius hack around the GDPR: don't abuse people's data and you don't need a banner at all!
- jacquesm 4y agoIf that is your response then you haven't begun to understand the reason why the GDPR exists in the first place. You don't have to put up a cookie banner/popup. Have a look at my website: jacquesmattheij.com , no banner, no popup and yet 100% GDPR compliant.