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GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Re: GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Post by bonjurkes »

Zealotux wrote: post #2

https://eu.usatoday.com I don't know if it's available outside of Europe, feels like browsing a website locally on my machine.

There is practically nothing on the webpage for uBlock, Ghostery and Privacy Badger to block.

It's like a dream come true.

Re: GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Post by Freak_NL »

This recipe website is blazing fast too for EU visitors like me, but not quite for all the right reasons:

https://food52.com/

If you're not from the EU, this is what their site returns:

    We're sorry you’re not able to access the site at this 
    time, but this is a temporary measure to ensure we can
    best protect your data under new privacy regulations. We
    value your support; thanks for your patience and we can't
    wait to have you back!
The message has been up since May — a bit annoying if you're using a search engine to find recipes and hit a link from such a defective service. Plenty of alternatives though.

Re: GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Post by lucb1e »

Traubenfuchs wrote: post #5
Zealotux wrote: post #2

https://eu.usatoday.com I don't know if it's available outside of Europe, feels like browsing a website locally on my machine.

It's beautiful. This is how the web should be.

And how quite a few sites are. It's always a pleasure using those.

Re: GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Post by psychedelic »

garganzol wrote: post #3
Zealotux wrote: post #2

https://eu.usatoday.com I don't know if it's available outside of Europe, feels like browsing a website locally on my machine.

It does IP-based geo location. All non-EU visitors are redirected to https://www.usatoday.com/

I just checked it out using a VPN. I felt like I was transported back in time to the later 90's. Quickly went through the page source. Much more HTML action going on that the old version.

Re: GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

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Post by hutattedonmyarm »

Freak_NL wrote: post #6

This recipe website is blazing fast too for EU visitors like me, but not quite for all the right reasons: https://food52.com/ If you're not from the EU, this is what their site returns: We're sorry you’re not able to access the site at this time, but this is a temporary measure to ensure we can best protect your data under new privacy regulations. We value your support; thanks for your patience and we can't wait to h…

Accessing http://geniuskitchen.com from the EU just redirects to https://www.foodnetwork.com/not-available.html :/
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