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I am informed and chose "No" each time. Why do EU lawmakers not allow me to automatically say no? All they have to do is add a line to the law enforcing compani
by weberer 2y ago
I am informed and chose "No" each time. Why do EU lawmakers not allow me to automatically say no? All they have to do is add a line to the law enforcing companies to respect the DNT or GPC header.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track
- daveoc64 2y agoTracking isn't the only thing that the law covers.
- crote 2y ago> Why do EU lawmakers not allow me to automatically say no? What do you mean? There is no law banning companies from honoring a DNT header, companies just choose not to do so. The law already allows it, it just doesn't mandate it.
- weberer 2y ago>What do you mean? ... The law already allows it, it just doesn't mandate it. That's exactly what I meant by: >All they have to do is add a line to the law enforcing companies to respect the DNT or GPC header.
- sangnoir 2y agoMicrosoft, in its eagerness to hit Google's revenue, universally set DNT on its browser of the day, which muddied the water on informed consent, and gave Google and other trackers an excuse not to respect it, since it wasn't technically the user requesting not to be tracked, but Microsoft.
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