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Re: GDPR – No reject option – what to do?

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As a European I encounter a lot dark patterns to circumvent privacy laws. Some just ignore your choice and track you. Some don't give you a reject option. Some make it really really annoying (or slow) to reject.

Do you think it's possible to politely ask them on twitter to change? Maybe as a group?

Re: GDPR – No reject option – what to do?

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post #4

As a European I encounter a lot dark patterns to circumvent privacy laws. Some just ignore your choice and track you. Some don't give you a reject option. Some make it really really annoying (or slow) to reject. Do you think it's possible to politely ask them on twitter to change? Maybe as a group?

> Some make it really really annoying (or slow) to reject.

Some even make it slow to accept, or reload to a homepage after submitting, instead of back to the original page. It just doesn't make any sense to me. But apparently people just accept it as the way the internet is nowadays.

Re: GDPR – No reject option – what to do?

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Click the X?

Quoting the banner: "You can consent to the use of such technologies by closing this notice"

Well the implication of that sentence is therefore that if you click "Accept" you're simply accepting that you can consent by closing the notice. Therefore clicking the X is consenting, and clicking "Accept" is choosing not to consent.
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