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This, but actually true. I'm always grateful when a site announces upfront they can't be bothered to respect my privacy, so I don't accidentally browse their co
by tsimionescu 2y ago
This, but actually true. I'm always grateful when a site announces upfront they can't be bothered to respect my privacy, so I don't accidentally browse their content.
- wjholden 2y agoNot saying you're wrong, but there is another possible reason. I often see this kind of thing on very local news websites in the USA. I think it's possible that small-town newspapers simply doesn't believe their local news has any readership in the EU/EEA, but that there is some small chance they could be maliciously targeted for non-compliance with a faraway law.
- loeg 2y agoNot even small chance. Any mention of a person's name where that name might be the same as that of a European person and suddenly they're getting nonsense GPDR requests. It totally makes sense to wall off Europe.
- tsimionescu 2y agoAny proof of this being a problem for small American news sites?
- loeg 2y agoIf it wasn't a problem, they wouldn't be doing this.
- tsimionescu 2y agoThey would, if they know they're breaking GDPR rules about selling the personal data of visitors.
- loeg 2y agoSounds like a GDPR problem yes.
- handzhiev 2y agoMany perfectly respect your privacy but don't want to be bothered reading 100 pages vague legal document from the EU.
- thefounder 2y agoI think it’s more likely that they don’t care what happens with your data. They simply install that JS payload and check the revenue at the end of the month.