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It'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.
This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
edit: I looked it up and wwe.com uses TrustArc, which seems to be a shady org certifying privacy. Mired in controversy, they have even settled a case with FTC in 2014 for $200,000. I'm guessing when push comes to shove and EU actually decides to prosecute they will pay a similar amount. I bet that amount is already in there books, set aside as "future risk management" or something like that. Just the cost of doing business.
Corporation block lists (e.g. Facebook, Google) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio...
"Someone Who Cares" list http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
Ultimate Hosts Blacklist: 1 million blocked domains (once in a while you might need to unblock something) and also a bonus known hacking IP blocklist (prevents common hacking sources). https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/Ultimate.Hosts.Blacklist
If you have iOS device install an ad blocker app like AdBlock Fast, this plugs to practically all web sessions in the phone.
This latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
Everyone is obsessed with improving page loading time but what does worth that the page loads instantly if I have to navigate a maze of banner consent screens before I can see the content behind it
Why can't everyone at least agree on the same banner format / ui or have it delegated to the browser behind some native browser functionality like autocomplete
This sounds like the kind of person I want to go on a night out with.
Besides uBlock Origin, you can use DNS hosts file blocking. This has the extra benefit of making sites fast and reducing your data transfers. Corporation block lists (e.g. Facebook, Google) https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/tree/master/corporatio... "Someone Who Cares" list http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ Ultimate Hosts Blacklist: 1 million blocked domains (once in a while you might need to unblock something) a…
This 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 latest trend is so annoying: there is either "Accept" or: "See purpose". And the "Don't accept" stuff is hidden under "See purpose". Infuriating.
There are sites (like wwe.com) where after you have successfully located the preference to opt out from everything it shows a "processing" screen which is stuck at 98% for about a minute. But accept is "processed" in an instant. Another dark pattern is showing you have opted out but some sites cannot receive opt out requests through https which is written in small fonts. By doing this they have successfully targeted…
How desperate does one have to be to work as a developer on projects like this?
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It's not GDPR compatible by the way.
Unfortunately, it's compatible until the EU decides to hold people accountable for it.
On a related note: Since most US companies base their EU subsidiaries in Ireland for tax purposes, it's actually just up to the Irish regulator. There are... concerns.
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There are sites (like wwe.com) where after you have successfully located the preference to opt out from everything it shows a "processing" screen which is stuck at 98% for about a minute. But accept is "processed" in an instant. Another dark pattern is showing you have opted out but some sites cannot receive opt out requests through https which is written in small fonts. By doing this they have successfully targeted…
> There are sites (like wwe.com) where after you have successfully located the preference to opt out from everything it shows a "processing" screen which is stuck at 98% for about a minute. But accept is "processed" in an instant. How desperate does one have to be to work as a developer on projects like this?