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The Current System of Online Advertising has Been Ruled Illegal by The Belgian Court of Appeal. Advertising itself is Still Allowed, but not in a Way That Secretly Tracks Everyone’s Behavior. (www.bitsoffreedom.nl)

submitted 4 days ago by myrmidex@lemmy.nogods.be to c/belgium@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/31953805

From time to time, important news gets overshadowed by other headlines, even though it could have a profound impact on our (online) world. To most of us, few things are more bothersome than the dreaded cookie banners. On countless websites, you’re confronted with a pesky pop-up urging you to agree to something. You end up consenting without really knowing what it is. If you try to figure out what’s going on, you quickly get lost among the often hundreds of “partners” who want access to your personal data. Even if you do give your consent, it’s questionable whether you truly understand what you’re agreeing to.

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[–] myrmidex@lemmy.nogods.be 1 points 4 days ago

Same for ChatControl, it barely reached the newspapers. Either the journo's gave up a long time ago, or their bosses don't allow them to print such truths. The latter wouldn't surprise me, I can't imagine such headlines generating many clicks.