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I always opt out if given the option and if not given the option I click x and close the site. However, unfortunately, I have assumed that they are already trac
by jmward01 6mo ago
I always opt out if given the option and if not given the option I click x and close the site. However, unfortunately, I have assumed that they are already tracking me when the pop-up hits. This kinda confirms that is true.
We have 'get tough on X, Y, Z' things that don't impact me at all. You can dial 911 if someone assaults you in the US, but I don't know of a single resource to get law enforcement involved when I am digitally assaulted. I think that is a big part of the problem here. Nobody is actually taking the call to enforce this stuff.
- sigbottle 6mo agoForget the "Humans must always be in the loop for accountability" argument against AI, we already don't have such checks today!
- tlibert 6mo agoHa, the question is always "which humans"!
- tlibert 6mo agoThe only reason I ever click reject is to open the devtools and count the ads cookies still set. I managed to turn that hobby into https://webxray.ai https://webxray.ai as a business.
- jmward01 6mo agoThere may be an opportunity here for a plugin that auto-reports violations in some way that can then be used in lawsuits against these companies. Obviously there are privacy concerns with something like this but there may be ways to anonymize the data or otherwise preserve privacy meaningfully. There is 'company X is doing bad thing' and 'company X did bad thing, provably, this many times to these people'.
- tlibert 6mo agoFor legal work you need a controlled forensic environment, this is evidence gathering in the same way a crime scene is. We've developed a lot of proprietary methods to ensure clean-room conditions. That's not to say the idea isn't interesting, but in terms of legal proceedings, chain of custody with the forensic data is most important.