VikingTechGuy

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Do You Want to Hear a Thing About "Cookie Consent"? [video](youtube.com)
4 points by VikingTechGuy 1y ago|2 comments
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
You’re probably not GDPR / ePrivacy Directive compliant. Even if you're using a Consent Management Platform (CMP). Even if you paid for it. Just dropped a new YouTube Shorts video that exposes what we’re calling Consent Theater –
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
If your website loads Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or even a third-party consent banner before a visitor clicks "Accept," you may already be in breach of the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR - and as of July 2025, enforcement is
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
73% of Danish Business Websites Found in Violation of GDPR Consent Rules. After scanning 36,496 company domains in Denmark, we found that over 73% load trackers before consent - including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook, and
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
73% of Danish Business Websites Found in Violation of GDPR Consent Rules. After scanning 36,496 company domains in Denmark, we found that over 73% load trackers before consent - including Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook, and
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
You can scan any website or ecommerce solution and see which 3rd parties they load before consent using this free privacy scanner -> https://privacyscanner.aesirx.io/
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
This is the EDPB Guidelines for all tracking technologies: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-10/edpb_guideli... The main point is access to the terminal equipment of the consumer has to be explicit
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
It's not fines, its damages for 1 visitor.
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
In Germany consumers are opted in by default, unlike all other European Countries. This is also why there currently are class action lawsuits against X and Tiktok based in Germany with claims of damages of EUR 500 and EUR 2000.
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by VikingTechGuy 1y ago
You can read full analysis here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5000-pixel-tracker-why-latest... In Germany consumers does not need to file a lawsuit, they are included by default, which is very different than all othe