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minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 年前GDPR doesn’t require them to ask if they would just not violate our privacy. In other words, it’s perfectly legal to assume “no” if they have no means of asking.
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 年前It’s not only legal to assume, it’s a requirement to default to “no”. Tracking is opt-in.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 年前Indeed. If a site simply doesn’t send you cookies, there’s no question of GDPR compliance. Blocking the cookies amounts to the same thing. I’m currently wondering if CNN may actually be in violation by doing this.
GDPR doesn’t require them to ask if they would just not violate our privacy. In other words, it’s perfectly legal to assume “no” if they have no means of asking.
It’s not only legal to assume, it’s a requirement to default to “no”.
Tracking is opt-in.
Indeed. If a site simply doesn’t send you cookies, there’s no question of GDPR compliance. Blocking the cookies amounts to the same thing.
I’m currently wondering if CNN may actually be in violation by doing this.