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The alternative being to bend over and grab our ankles with both hands the moment the scummy ad-tech industry requests our data? Sorry mate, the GDPR is there
by GJim 8mo ago
The alternative being to bend over and grab our ankles with both hands the moment the scummy ad-tech industry requests our data?
Sorry mate, the GDPR is there for a bloody good reason; and legit companies obey the law.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoYes because of the GDPR, there aren’t still two trillion dollar+ market cap ad Tech companies. But at least we have cookie banners everywhere.
- GJim 8mo agoMore pity to those who (for some bizarre reason) voluntarily choose to interact with those ad-tech companies.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoSo you don’t use Google and don’t have an Android phone?
- drnick1 8mo agoThe GDPR is theater. An effective privacy law would have prevented data collection in the first place. Data collected will be abused, and a cute little banner won't change this.
- GJim 8mo agoUmmmmm. The GDPR does outlaw unnecessary collection of personal data without explicit opt-in consent. It's baffling you appear ignorant of this.
- gzread 8mo agoThe consent is the problem. It should be illegal even with consent, so this whole industry wouldn't exist.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoYet, Facebook and Google have a thriving business in the EU among I’m assuming EU companies. So you can pretend that the law is effective or you can admit that all it gave the world were cookie banners.
- GJim 8mo agoThe "cookie banners" allow you to opt out of providing your personal data. That is the entire point! Blame the parasitic ad-tech industry for their existence. Not the lawmakers who protect all our privacy.