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> Should have been written in the law that it’s a one toggle in browser settings. No! For crying out loud..... The law says if you want to track me (advertise
by GJim 1y ago
> Should have been written in the law that it’s a one toggle in browser settings.
No!
For crying out loud..... The law says if you want to track me (advertisers take a bow) then in each case, you must have my explicit opt-in permission to do so. And so you should!
Having a browser toggle setting isn't explicit opt-in consent.
- pverheggen 1y agoMaybe not a single browser toggle, but it really should be handled at the browser level. There are browser APIs for opt-ins like your current location, using the camera and microphone - why not one for tracking consent?
- Nextgrid 1y agoThere was Do-Not-Track which is a header that could be set at the browser level: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_track https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_not_track And way before that (before spyware became common on the web) there was P3P: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P3P https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P3P Now there is Global Privacy Control: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Privacy_Control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Privacy_Control The problem isn't technical - the problem is that ultimately spyware operators want to track people so it isn't in their interest to support these solutions and won't do so unless they are forced to. Since enforcement is significantly lacking, operators adopt the pragmatic strategy of non-compliance or pseudo-compliance with the current banners.
- wtetzner 1y agoIdeally opt-in would be explicit, but a browser toggle could bypass even showing the opt-in button if the Do-Not-Track header is sent.