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Defining fingerprinting in a legal terms is fairly difficult. Most regulators would also likely consider fingerprinting for certain use cases as acceptable. E
by wdr1 3y ago
Defining fingerprinting in a legal terms is fairly difficult.
Most regulators would also likely consider fingerprinting for certain use cases as acceptable. E.g., detecting abuse, fraud, CP, etc.
- agos 3y agolet's just make fingerprinting for advertising illegal, and then go from there
- zuhsetaqi 3y agoHow is that difficult? Anything that is stored to recognise a user on two different devices/sites is fingerprinting.
- Spivak 3y agoOh no my session cookie! Remember Me On This Device: Not today Satan! Use code LINUS for immediate jail-time. Find My iPhone — You mean find my digital privacy regulator. I think the only way you're gonna swing it legally is by intention.
- Zuiii 3y agoWhat's key here is consent. (the real kind, not the EULA kind) If you knowingly opt into being identified (like ticking an unticked "remember me" box that clearly explains the precise purpose of the identification) then it is okay. If some asshat decides to do it without your informed, clear, and uncompelled consent, throw the fucker in the slammer. It's not that complicated.
- wdr1 3y agoSo if you make that illegal, you just made basic website logins illegal. Again, it's really hard to define what we all "mean" in legal terms.