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Does anybody know why they got sued? I'm curious as to why they'd get sued for Etags but not cookies. Did they just not have any opt-out measure?
by TheHydroImpulse 13y ago
Does anybody know why they got sued? I'm curious as to why they'd get sued for Etags but not cookies. Did they just not have any opt-out measure?
- nikcub 13y agoBecause they operate outside of the users privacy controls in the browser. You are accessing the users data without permission, a violation of Electronic Communications Privacy Act. That is a simple summary, you can find more in the complain. I just uploaded a copy of it here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx25s45t4-d_bDBDRjFDOUlFOUU/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx25s45t4-d_bDBDRjFDOUlFOUU/... KissMetrics settled and paid $500,000. They also let users opt out and were better about disclosing the practice on their website.