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Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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Re: Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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post #4

I know PCMag is pretty hard up for...everything, these days, but a modal "sign up for our newsletter" box that doesn't have a close button is the worst thing I've seen in a while. (You can get out by hitting Escape, but that doesn't make it okay.)

Perhaps you have an extension that alters it somehow? There's a working close button at the top right.

http://i.imgur.com/ufH3khH.png

Re: Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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post #4

I know PCMag is pretty hard up for...everything, these days, but a modal "sign up for our newsletter" box that doesn't have a close button is the worst thing I've seen in a while. (You can get out by hitting Escape, but that doesn't make it okay.)

The modal box does have a close button.

Perhaps your ad blocker is blocking the close button.

Re: Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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post #4

I know PCMag is pretty hard up for...everything, these days, but a modal "sign up for our newsletter" box that doesn't have a close button is the worst thing I've seen in a while. (You can get out by hitting Escape, but that doesn't make it okay.)

Just use NoScript, no more newsletter shenanigans.

Re: Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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post #3

I feel that once again legislature is several steps behind technology. Who even sees the Google front page these days? Anyone searching from their browsers search bar or address bar, or on their smartphone, won't see this message.

I see it multiple times every day...

Re: Google Loses Appeal, Forced to Publish €150,000 Fine on Google.fr

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post #3

I feel that once again legislature is several steps behind technology. Who even sees the Google front page these days? Anyone searching from their browsers search bar or address bar, or on their smartphone, won't see this message.

Presumably lots on the desktop, which is why they decided to stick the Google search box into Chrome's new tab page.
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