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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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UK News outlet asking for a subscription to reject cookies. (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 years ago* by BMP5k@feddit.uk to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Not sure how long this has been a thing but I was surprised to see that you cannot view the content without either agreeing to all or paying to reject.

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[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Currently it's a grey area I think

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not a grey area, it's clearly illegal (consent has to be given voluntarily. If you can't use the site without paying, that's not voluntary). Agencies so far just decided to look the other way and play dumb. There are lawsuits ongoing.

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