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Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their influence

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Re: Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their influence

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Post by iso1210 »

strictnein wrote: post #216
iso1210 wrote: post #198

Earlier quoted context omitted.

USA set the precedent when the FBI arrested Dmitry Sklyarov (a Russian Citizen) for working for a Russian company that apparently, while in Russia, broke US law. It would be like Wendys slagging off the Thai king on a billboard in Dakota, then an employee of Wendys went on holiday to Bangkok and was arrested.

That's actually a counter example to what you're trying to say. In this case you are arguing that Russian law should follow a citizen, where as the US said it shouldn't. So the "precedent" that was set (if in fact there was one set) in a case from 20 years ago in which the case against the accused was dropped, was actually that your laws don't follow you around.

The precedent set was that the EU could arrest a citizen of the US for working for a company based in the US if that citizen happened to go to the EU on holiday.

The Meng Wanzhou case had the EU being able to extradite a US citizen from the UK for breaking EU law.

Re: Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their influence

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Post by anoncake »

ddddfdohvsyknn wrote: post #65

These regulations seem worse than nothing. We already have browsers, we can block and filter cookies based on our individual preference and adjust depending on our tolerance for privacy vs functionality. How has this changed the data collection practices of Facebook or Google in any meaningful way? Not enough people are asking what effect the many new regulatory burdens will have for the internet. It entrenchs the ex…

Even if cookies were the only method for tracking, that would not be true. You cannot reliably distinguish tracking cookies from those necessary for functionality – there is no evil bit set.

Re: Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their influence

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Post by hinkley »

Bakary wrote: post #96
hinkley wrote: post #82

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I think if someone puts the pauses at different spots than you, the grammar changes substantially. Reading your replies I figured it out, but it reads like not everyone caught that so I thought it might help you sort out some of the reactions you’re getting.

As a non-native speaker, I appreciate the feedback. I have yet to master the intricacies of this language :)

I'm currently in a group that is fractious, and it's messing with my instincts to add social commentary when I see people arguing past each other.

I can't decide yet if this is a good or a bad thing but thank you for the appreciation.

Re: Dark patterns after the GDPR: consent pop-ups and their influence

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Post by Guest42 »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #124
Guest42 wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, seems as though those opinions are the loudest and perhaps it encourages the dissenters to stay quiet for fear of down-votes. Ive noticed that with certain viewpoints and have adjusted towards censoring myself a bit. The crowd seems bimodal but perhaps that's the nature of the conversations and the voting tool reinforces that.

Depends on the timezone, perhaps. I hail from the EU, post mostly during EU wake hours, and often comment in favor of GDPR, and I very rarely if ever get negative karma on those comments.

Glad to hear. I am grateful for GDPR because I feel that it is an important step in the right direction.
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