Why do you need a GDPR to protect you? If you don't want tracking cookies then don't let web sites write them to your computer. You are in charge of your computer.
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Sadly, I live in the U.S., so if I went to this website, it would definitely take my data and sell it.
We don’t get a GDPR to protect us. Be glad you do.
transigence@kbin.social 2 years ago
Efwis@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
Wish it was that simple. The problem with the internet, as a whole, is someone figured out they can collect just about everything from your data, with or without cookies, and sell it to big companies.
Everything is about that almighty dollar. We are now the product under the guise of being a customer.
You want to complain about access being blocked because of where you live, fine just makes you an easy commodity to sell to someone else.
Tbf, you want complete anonymity, stay off the web, don’t use bank accounts or credit cards, not even those like cash app, become a hermit and tell everyone to fuck off as you are not for sale.
In reality, it’s policies, like the GDPR, that are actually looking out for your best interest. Here in America the arguement would be “they’re taking away my freedom” or “the government is overreaching” instead of “Hey, someone actually cares about my privacy in the government!”
Like I have said in another group, people complain about their privacy online and then use the likes of chrome for their browser. We say we care about our privacy, but in the end we are a tool that doesn’t do the job we need done.
transigence@kbin.social 2 years ago
The thing is, if someone makes observations about you, and save that in the form of data, that's not your data. It's their data. It might be about you, but people are allowed to observe and sell their observations.
Efwis@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
This is true. However, they need to inform you that they are collecting this data, what data they are collecting, and why, and give you the option to opt out of that data collection.
Just because they can doesn’t give them the right to do so without your explicit permission.
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 years ago
Cookies aren’t nearly the only form of tracking.
xkforce@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Proxy using an EU based server. Not like websites are going to actually check that you live there.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
No thanks, I like fast internet.
pjhenry1216@kbin.social 2 years ago
I mean, honestly, you'd have to already have poor Internet to not be able to max out most connections regardless. It's the lag that is affected and it's likely still under a second.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I don’t know, I used to use a VPN to France (not the same server each time) when I was downloading torrents, and when I forgot to turn it off, uploads for work were glacial. High upload speed is really necessary for my work because I regularly upload files which are half a gigabyte or more and need to get that done as quickly as possible. Now I VPN to Canada and I don’t really have that problem anymore.
dan1101@lemm.ee 2 years ago
If you use a EU proxy for the site in OPs screenshot you would presumably just get the same message.