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I can't imagine why this case should succeed if this same practice has long been tolerated by telcos or Facebook -- any company that provides no opt-out to coll
by randcraw 2y ago
I can't imagine why this case should succeed if this same practice has long been tolerated by telcos or Facebook -- any company that provides no opt-out to collection and sale of personal info.
If Texas had real guts, they'd pass a law that clearly prohibits the collection and sale of personal info without explicit opt-in. But nooooooo...
- fmajid 2y agoIt seems the TDPSA does require consent, just like California's CCPA/CPRA, Virginia's VCDPA it is based on, and the EU's GDPR.
- noselasd 2y agoAt least with Facebook you've given them consent to do so.
- runevault 2y agoExcept for the fact Facebook created shadow accounts for people without FB accounts to track them anytime they encountered embedded FB content, be it ads or otherwise, across the internet.
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- perfectstorm 2y agolot of these opt-in toggles are ON by default in the U.S but my previous employer's legal department made sure that it's OFF by default in EU.
- splitstud 2y ago[dead]