▲ 219 ▼ Being forced to accept all cookies unless I pay (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by breadsmasher@lemmy.world to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 102 points 2 years ago (5 children) That has to be a GDPR violation, right? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] topartinno@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is only in UK permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago Ah, right, the joys of Brexit... permalink fedilink source parent [–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I've seen this recently at German newspaper websites too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] steuls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely ePrivacy rather than GDPR although in most discussions they become the same thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] bjorney@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago For what? permalink fedilink source parent [+] weker01@sh.itjust.works -19 points 2 years ago (3 children) No, the EU does not force entities to provide Internet services for free. You have the choice. Pay with your data or your money. I hate it too but what can you do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] steuls@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago While no it cant force it for free and they are free to have an Ad based version the cookies could be considered a violation of the ePrivacy regulation: Allow users to access your service even if they refuse to allow the use of certain cookies Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place. Although the EU has been pretty lax in terms of enforcing a lot of these regulations permalink fedilink source parent [+] stoy@lemmy.zip -9 points 2 years ago This is a newspaper, not an ISP. But from what I understand of the law, what you are saying is true permalink fedilink source parent [+] kakito69@sh.itjust.works -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why are you getting downvoted? You are right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 2 years ago Because no, they are not. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] topartinno@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think this is only in UK permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago Ah, right, the joys of Brexit... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jedibob5@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago Ah, right, the joys of Brexit... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I've seen this recently at German newspaper websites too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] steuls@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Most likely ePrivacy rather than GDPR although in most discussions they become the same thing permalink fedilink source parent
[+] weker01@sh.itjust.works -19 points 2 years ago (3 children) No, the EU does not force entities to provide Internet services for free. You have the choice. Pay with your data or your money. I hate it too but what can you do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] steuls@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago While no it cant force it for free and they are free to have an Ad based version the cookies could be considered a violation of the ePrivacy regulation: Allow users to access your service even if they refuse to allow the use of certain cookies Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place. Although the EU has been pretty lax in terms of enforcing a lot of these regulations permalink fedilink source parent [+] stoy@lemmy.zip -9 points 2 years ago This is a newspaper, not an ISP. But from what I understand of the law, what you are saying is true permalink fedilink source parent [+] kakito69@sh.itjust.works -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why are you getting downvoted? You are right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 2 years ago Because no, they are not. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] steuls@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago While no it cant force it for free and they are free to have an Ad based version the cookies could be considered a violation of the ePrivacy regulation: Allow users to access your service even if they refuse to allow the use of certain cookies Make it as easy for users to withdraw their consent as it was for them to give their consent in the first place. Although the EU has been pretty lax in terms of enforcing a lot of these regulations permalink fedilink source parent
[+] stoy@lemmy.zip -9 points 2 years ago This is a newspaper, not an ISP. But from what I understand of the law, what you are saying is true permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kakito69@sh.itjust.works -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why are you getting downvoted? You are right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 2 years ago Because no, they are not. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 2 years ago Because no, they are not. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14 permalink fedilink source parent
