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I agree, though will add that the GDPR does not require active rejection of tracking. Rather, outside of some narrowly defined use cases, tracking is only perm
by MereInterest 3y ago
I agree, though will add that the GDPR does not require active rejection of tracking. Rather, outside of some narrowly defined use cases, tracking is only permitted when there is explicit consent from the user. If you ignore the GDPR banner, or block it with a filter, the website does not have your explicit permission and is not legally allowed to track you under the GDPR.
- jhoelzel 3y agosee here is the loophole, if you block the banner altogether they will still track you under the disguise of "legitimate interest" vs when you actually deactivated the stuff or use the "reject all" button that the better providers provide, you will, at least for the bigger publishing houses, opt out.
- MereInterest 3y agoThat’s what they currently do, yes, but it’s not really a loophole, so much as willful misunderstanding. Legitimate interest covers things like IP logs for the purpose of network security, and certainly doesn’t cover user tracking for the purpose of targeted advertising.
- jhoelzel 3y agowhile i completely agree with you, your information will still end up in some database unless you actually do click to opt out