I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
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I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
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Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#2This reminds me of a story of a litte boy that just said: "I like seeing personalized ads."... while dragging everyone with him.
It is incredible that this industry is allowed to operate like it does. If it vanished over night nothing would happen. The EU just had its strategy changed and pronounced that it is everyone's civic duty to share even more.
Doubtful it would be able to handle advertisers. Although I don't think many countries would be.
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#3This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#4This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
Sometimes it just refers me to the ad tracker's page and there is no option to opt-out except for mail...
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#5This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
It's not GDPR compatible by the way.
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#6This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
This sort of 'dark pattern' can be found even on otherwise reputable websites, like TomsHardware.
I believe it's against the letter of the GDPR, but as it isn't being enforced, we can expect this kind of thing to continue.
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#7How does one get this data? I skimmed the article but didn't see how I could make a request.
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#8How does one get this data? I skimmed the article but didn't see how I could make a request.
Like many data-collection companies, unless you live in the European Economic Area or the state of California, you are not allowed to see the data about yourself that these companies are collecting
Re: I asked an online tracking company for all of my data (2018)
#9It'd be useful if the author revealed how she managed to obtain her data. I am pretty sure that a request with just your real name wouldn't reveal much. I assume that most data is collected under some identifier which isn't matched to your real name in order to thwart this kind of request.