breadsmasher@lemmy.world to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBeing forced to accept all cookies unless I paylemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down111cross-posted to: assholedesign@lemmy.world
arrow-up1146arrow-down1imageBeing forced to accept all cookies unless I paylemmy.worldbreadsmasher@lemmy.world to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: assholedesign@lemmy.world
minus-squarejedibob5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up74arrow-down2·2 months agoThat has to be a GDPR violation, right?
minus-squaretopartinno@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·2 months agoI think this is only in UK
minus-squarejedibob5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·2 months agoAh, right, the joys of Brexit…
minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoI’ve seen this recently at German newspaper websites too.
minus-squareweker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down18·2 months agoNo, the EU does not force entities to provide Internet services for free. You have the choice. Pay with your data or your money. I hate it too but what can you do?
minus-squarekakito69@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 months agoWhy are you getting downvoted? You are right.
minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoBecause no, they are not. https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·2 months agoThis is a newspaper, not an ISP. But from what I understand of the law, what you are saying is true
That has to be a GDPR violation, right?
I think this is only in UK
Ah, right, the joys of Brexit…
I’ve seen this recently at German newspaper websites too.
For what?
No, the EU does not force entities to provide Internet services for free.
You have the choice. Pay with your data or your money. I hate it too but what can you do?
Why are you getting downvoted? You are right.
Because no, they are not.
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/direct-marketing-and-privacy-and-electronic-communications/guide-to-pecr/guidance-on-the-use-of-cookies-and-similar-technologies/how-do-we-comply-with-the-cookie-rules/#comply14
This is a newspaper, not an ISP.
But from what I understand of the law, what you are saying is true