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You Know GDPR Is Good Based on Who Hates It (matduggan.com)

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[–] decolo@piefed.social 57 points 2 days ago (1 child)

I love cookie banners because it lets me see up front what sites I should avoid.

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[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 49 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Cookie banner is the reason why I, a huge Formula 1 fan, avoid the Formula1.com website like the plague. I couldn't believe how many companies they were shoveling my shit to.

God I love the GDPR lol

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Only allow the absolute necessary partners*

*List of 7,396 companies, all of them leeches.

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[–] derpgon@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

I hate those pre-made consents where it forces you to disable each one manually. Hell naw, am leaving.

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

That, or I click on "oh my god, yes please, I love cookies, give me all of them".

And then laugh, because I block them all anyway.

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[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 23 points 2 days ago

Yeah pretty much lol.

LeGiTiMaTe UsE... fuck off.

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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

In 6pt font just two lines under a giant header saying "we care about your privacy"

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[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

You understand that car racing is the most blatantly advertised sport, or really, popular entity that ever exists, right? It's been a running joke for decades how many sponsorships are plastered all over their cars and outfits.

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[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

Of course.

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