European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders recently told German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that the European Commission is aware of how annoying cookie consent banners have become...

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  • @DreadPotato@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    17•2 years ago

    The “do not track” is really just you asking them politely not to track you, they are not obligated to stop tracking…more often than not, it is completely ignored and they track you anyway.

    • noodle (he/him)English
      7•2 years ago

      …and the request itself can be used as a data point for tracking.

    • @pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      California’s regulations have teeth but there are some exclusions and exemptions, I guess like most laws it’ll only be followed if suing and getting damages is easy and results made public.