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Facebook Locking Out GDPR Users Until They Consent

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Re: Facebook Locking Out GDPR Users Until They Consent

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Post by headsoup »

So all the previous rhetoric about users always having known what they were signing up to and things being easily opt-out, what was that?

It's amazing (though not really) that all these companies were quite sure they gave users informed and accurate choices, until real penalties are attached if that isn't quite true...

Re: Facebook Locking Out GDPR Users Until They Consent

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Post by Matticus_Rex »

As much as I appreciate the sheer balls of this, it's clearly not in compliance with the law according to the recitals; consent gained in this fashion is not "freely given." Now personally, I think this approach should be acceptable -- if you don't like it, don't use it. But under the GDPR, that's not the deal.

Be right back, making popcorn.

Re: Facebook Locking Out GDPR Users Until They Consent

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Post by obelix_ »

Matticus_Rex wrote: post #7

As much as I appreciate the sheer balls of this, it's clearly not in compliance with the law according to the recitals; consent gained in this fashion is not "freely given." Now personally, I think this approach should be acceptable -- if you don't like it, don't use it. But under the GDPR, that's not the deal. Be right back, making popcorn.

No balls involved here. They know the number of users that will blindly click accept to whatever policy change popup appears.

So it's standard mo to show users shit, get the clicks, then use the numbers to justify how much people love the platform. The rest of the herd then stands back and says hmmm maybe this is what people "really" want.

Re: Facebook Locking Out GDPR Users Until They Consent

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Post by salawat »

obelix_ wrote: post #8
Matticus_Rex wrote: post #7

As much as I appreciate the sheer balls of this, it's clearly not in compliance with the law according to the recitals; consent gained in this fashion is not "freely given." Now personally, I think this approach should be acceptable -- if you don't like it, don't use it. But under the GDPR, that's not the deal. Be right back, making popcorn.

No balls involved here. They know the number of users that will blindly click accept to whatever policy change popup appears. So it's standard mo to show users shit, get the clicks, then use the numbers to justify how much people love the platform. The rest of the herd then stands back and says hmmm maybe this is what people "really" want.

Yeah...

No.

There may not be 'balls' here, but this is definitely the most hilariously bad way for Facebook to handle this.

What this is REALLY saying is this:

A) We here at Facebook aren't really about connecting people. We are about marketing, and ad delivery in order to generate revenue.

B) The goal of keeping you connected and communicating with your social graph is so unimportant to us, that we are either technically incapable, or otherwise unwilling to provide service to customer bases that we cannot monetize.

C) We will hold onto, and continue selling any data we have already collected about you, that we really never got informed consent from you on, because we told you it was about us connecting you, and you didn't read the fine print.

So either accept, or here is a copy of your data. Excuse us while we sell what we already have. Ciao!

This will NOT earn Facebook any "Good Faith" points in the court of public opinion, and is adding further fuel to the international fire of "how far will contract law be allowed to usurp fundamental rights?"

Popcorn time indeed!

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