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It is a story because some states might be able to sue for information regarding visitors to those sites due to local laws. Its about informing citizens that th

It is a story because some states might be able to sue for information regarding visitors to those sites due to local laws. Its about informing citizens that their private purchases might not be as private as they want.

raverbashing 4y ago
Looks like the GDPR worries about privacy and data sent independent to 3rd parties had some merit
- chopin 4y ago
  Websites subject to GDPR use Google Analytics left and right. Even government websites do this. GDPR has good intentions but enforcement is lacking severely.
  - robertlagrant 4y ago
    GDPR isn't intended to stop its use. It's intended to inform users of data sharing and provide them a mechanism to subsequently delete.
    - TylerE 4y ago
      Instead it's just another way to train users to click Yes/Accept without thinking! How could this possibly go wrong?
      - mrguyorama 4y ago
        Actually, the longer GDPR has been around, the more I see websites popping up with a comprehensive modal that gives gentle explanations of what each toggle does. Hell, now some websites even default to "non-required" tracking off, and literally do not require you to do anything to limit the data they harvest from you. And I'm pretty sure this is some third party's drop in solution.
      - robertlagrant 4y ago
        > Instead it's just another way to train users to click Yes/Accept without thinking! How could this possibly go wrong? GDPR doesn't specify UX.
    - Nextgrid 4y ago
      It's intended to ask users for consent before stalking them. But lack of enforcement means that in practice implementations use a non-compliant popup that forces users to accept (and is often technically flawed in that the tracking scripts are loaded regardless of the user's answer).
ensignavenger 4y ago
Presumably the person ordering these drugs is already providing the site with payment information (credit card) and a shipping address... seems like anyone suing for this information would probably start there rather than with google analytics.
- RajT88 4y ago
  I am not going to visit or look up these sites on my work computer. But if they are headquartered outside the US like many online pharmacies are, likely they are going to just ignore any law enforcement requests for user data. Putting myself in the shoes of an online pharmacy selling abortion meds, I would be crazy to headquarter in the US. I'd be surprised if even a few were US-based.
  - yunohn 4y ago
    Quite a few of the websites from the article claim to be USA based.

raverbashing 4y ago

Looks like the GDPR worries about privacy and data sent independent to 3rd parties had some merit

chopin 4y ago
Websites subject to GDPR use Google Analytics left and right. Even government websites do this. GDPR has good intentions but enforcement is lacking severely.
- robertlagrant 4y ago
  GDPR isn't intended to stop its use. It's intended to inform users of data sharing and provide them a mechanism to subsequently delete.
  - TylerE 4y ago
    Instead it's just another way to train users to click Yes/Accept without thinking! How could this possibly go wrong?
    - mrguyorama 4y ago
      Actually, the longer GDPR has been around, the more I see websites popping up with a comprehensive modal that gives gentle explanations of what each toggle does. Hell, now some websites even default to "non-required" tracking off, and literally do not require you to do anything to limit the data they harvest from you. And I'm pretty sure this is some third party's drop in solution.
    - robertlagrant 4y ago
      > Instead it's just another way to train users to click Yes/Accept without thinking! How could this possibly go wrong? GDPR doesn't specify UX.
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    It's intended to ask users for consent before stalking them. But lack of enforcement means that in practice implementations use a non-compliant popup that forces users to accept (and is often technically flawed in that the tracking scripts are loaded regardless of the user's answer).

ensignavenger 4y ago

Presumably the person ordering these drugs is already providing the site with payment information (credit card) and a shipping address... seems like anyone suing for this information would probably start there rather than with google analytics.

RajT88 4y ago
I am not going to visit or look up these sites on my work computer. But if they are headquartered outside the US like many online pharmacies are, likely they are going to just ignore any law enforcement requests for user data. Putting myself in the shoes of an online pharmacy selling abortion meds, I would be crazy to headquarter in the US. I'd be surprised if even a few were US-based.
- yunohn 4y ago
  Quite a few of the websites from the article claim to be USA based.