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Re: privacy at layer 7 and above

Simon Hobson <linux@thehobsons.co.uk> Fri, 15 February 2019 12:45 UTC

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Subject: Re: privacy at layer 7 and above
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Alexandre Petrescu <alexandre.petrescu@gmail.com> wrote:

> GDPR itself has some issues when it comes to implementation: websites now invite the user to accept or not cookies, but the manner in which this is performed - a technical implementation - leads to accept more, or less.  Some times end users feel confident their privacy is respected, other times they feel they loose control of it, and worse - outright cheated.
> 
> In time, an example of this GDPR-enforced dialogue is the following related to cookie acceptance:
> ...

Yes, cookie control has become a complete farce - and you missed out possibly the most annoying option, where clicking on the option to "manage cookies" just gives you a list of the (possibly) hundreds of trackers they use and links to the sites to control them. Many of them require you to create an online account (and thus accept their T&Cs and give them permission to track you !) before you can tick a box to "pretty please, think about not tracking me, though I don't trust you to honour this request".
I have a feeling things will settle down. At present some of the "big fish" are in the spotlight - like certain companies who's entire business case depends on not complying with GDPR. I have a feeling that sooner or later there will be some test cases over cookie control and misleading UIs.



Jan Zorz - Go6 <jan@go6.si> wrote:

> "To put "lipstick on a pig" is a rhetorical expression, used to convey the message that making superficial or cosmetic changes is a futile attempt to disguise the true nature of a product or person. "
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_on_a_pig

Interestingly, "polish a turd" on Wikipedia redirects to the same page - the phrase having much the same meaning.

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