makeasnek@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoFirefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking youmastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down194cross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkFirefox added ad tracking and has already turned it on without asking youmastodon.socialmakeasnek@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.ml
minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoBut it’s OK to send more - and probably PII - tracking data directly to the website without consent?
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·4 months agoAlso no. But 2 wrongs don’t make a right. You are speaking like there are only two alternatives and none of them involves following the law.
minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·4 months agoIn which case I suggest you file a GDPR violation against all web browsers, as by default they will be allowing tracking and sending data to advertisers.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoOne thing is allowing the other is actively collecting and processing the data.
But it’s OK to send more - and probably PII - tracking data directly to the website without consent?
Also no. But 2 wrongs don’t make a right.
You are speaking like there are only two alternatives and none of them involves following the law.
In which case I suggest you file a GDPR violation against all web browsers, as by default they will be allowing tracking and sending data to advertisers.
One thing is allowing the other is actively collecting and processing the data.