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EU knows best. Just look how well making everyone click to accept cookies worked out. And “empower consumers to make more sustainable choices“. typical gov spe
by roamerz 4y ago
EU knows best. Just look how well making everyone click to accept cookies worked out.
And “empower consumers to make more sustainable choices“. typical gov speak. If I was Apple I’d build in a lightning to usb-c adapter to the bottom and add a chin to the phone that resembled the older Pixels and engrave on it EU mandated.
- rswail 4y agoThe GDPR is an unalloyed good for consumer protection. The fact that stupid website designers and even stupider web marketers want to collect useless information to the point that they have to have complicated cookie acceptance banners is not the EU's fault. The GDPR forces system designers to actually work out how to deal with their customers saying "forget about me" and the regulations have the force of law and fines behind them. It makes it much easier as a designer to say "No you can't collect random information and make a profile of the customer that we can sell to unrelated companies, because otherwise we'll get a huge fine."
- roamerz 4y agoIt actually is the EU’s fault as before the law I didn’t need to click through anything. It’s a clear cause and affect. Also regardless of what websites say in the notices that I must click through I still manage privacy settings on my side through browser controls.