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> I don't understand why the EU didn't mandate the do not track flag to be obeyed. GDPR is a general regulation. It doesn't concern itself with browsers, or co
by troupo 2y ago
> I don't understand why the EU didn't mandate the do not track flag to be obeyed.
GDPR is a general regulation. It doesn't concern itself with browsers, or cookies. It's on industry to come up with a solution for specific technologies.
Oh, and for browsers they did. It's called the "Do Not Track" header, and the industry immediately sed it to fingerprint and track users.
> By not doing this the EU keeps getting flak for the many cookie walls.
No. It's the industry winning the PR wall. The EU never mandated the cookie walls. It's the industry's calculated malicious compliance.
Well, in the end the industry might end up with EU strictly regulating every single technical aspect of this, but then the industry will cry about government overreach or something.
- wkat4242 2y ago> Oh, and for browsers they did. It's called the "Do Not Track" header, and the industry immediately sed it to fingerprint and track users. They do this anyway. They should have mandated this be honoured (or any other type of tech). If that were the case the browsers would have brought it back in short order. > The EU never mandated the cookie walls. It's the industry's calculated malicious compliance. Exactly. And this is their fault for not regulating this properly.
- troupo 2y ago> They should have mandated this be honoured (or any other type of tech) GDPR mandates honoring user consent. It's a general data protection regulation. It doesn't talk about specific technologies. > this is their fault for not regulating this properly. What "this". Should there be a separate law for browsers? And a separate law for mobile apps? And a separate law for desktop apps? And a separate law for offline businesses? And... Or should we blame the people and industries who couldn't care less about user privacy?