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Imagine you're out in town and your decide to go home, so you start walking to your car. Suddenly a guy comes up and blocks your path while rambling about how h
by weberer 4y ago
Imagine you're out in town and your decide to go home, so you start walking to your car. Suddenly a guy comes up and blocks your path while rambling about how he cares about your privacy. He says he won't let you through until you tell him to go away or ask to learn more. By telling him to go away, you just consented to him putting a GPS tracker on your car and looking through your windows at night.
Anyway, GDPR in its current state is broken and needs to be updated.
- anonymous_sorry 4y agoI suspect those pop-ups aren't really compliant. Bur it will probably take years for a test case. "Go away/confirm my choices" should mean "I don't consent".
- SiempreViernes 4y agoYeah, telling that guy to go away is obviously not giving consent to be tracked. The problem is mostly impatience with how slow the data protection agencies are with putting a stop to these violating popups, especially the Irish DPA that has jurisdiction on the big FANG. This slowness isn't too surprising given that the industry developed to where it is under the eye of the DPAs in the first place, so they aren't exactly packed with folk that have shown initiative...
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y ago>By telling him to go away, you just consented to him putting a GPS tracker on your car and looking through your windows at night. That is 100% against GDPR. The button to oppose data processing should be as big and accessible as the one to accept it. Closing the prompt does not equate to giving consent. I'm sure all drivers did not stop at stop signs immediately when they were introduced. And I still see people not stopping at these signs. I still believe they're good regulation and the more people know it makes roads safer, the more they respect the signs. Same with seat belt.