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> But the chief problem is simply that just about all of the above, under current laws, is legal In the US maybe, but I would guess the business practices of m
by Maarten88 12y ago
> But the chief problem is simply that just about all of the above, under current laws, is legal
In the US maybe, but I would guess the business practices of most data brokers are already completely illegal in the EU. We have many laws and requirements for keeping and selling data on EU citizens. I would welcome stronger actions against these companies in the EU.
But somehow I fear that enforcing EU laws on US companies is not part of the TTIP trade agreement under negotiation between US and EU.
- dzhiurgis 12y agoYeah I don't think these laws really work. IIRC just few years ago when EU stared investigating Google and asked Google where does user data come in from, Google wasn't able to answer. I don't think they are able to track it anymore.
- Symbiote 12y agoThe EU does have the requirement for websites to say they're using third-party cookies (e.g. from Google Analytics). The weakness is the poor wording chosen. "By browsing this website, you agree that a list of pages you visit will be sent to Google and ComScore" would have had a much stronger message. Perhaps follow on with "The visit to this page has already been tracked. To remove this information from Google/ComScore's servers, click here".
- magicalist 12y ago> they're using third-party cookies (e.g. from Google Analytics) Google Analytics cookies are first-party (i.e. only available to the domain of the site).