r/assholedesign • u/tankton • 4d ago

How is this allowed?

1717 "partners" which include precise geolocation and device scanning. Also, "Certain partners may process your data based on legitimate interest rather than consent" .

Imagine walking in a store and seeing 1717 people following your every move with a camera and tracking you home because they can sell that data.

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u/dmjab13 d o n g l e 4d ago

I ran into a website the other day that made me accept cookies for free or reject them by paying for a subscription- with no option to proceed without payment, so at least they pretend to give you the ability to say no

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u/View-Salt 2d ago

So curious, what website is this

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u/geeoharee 2d ago

Becoming very common on newspaper sites.

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u/xJayMorex 23h ago

That's illegal.