Imagine the job the spy has of going through all the billions of users’ data to find what Jeremy has been up to.
You're aware of PRISM? There are others on the other side of The Channel and Atlantic. The reliance on bulk eavesdropping is part of the reason that Manchester Arena, Westminster Bridge and other attacks happened. The 3 letter agencies now have too much data and not enough humans to analyse it.
@Superficial Brave browser FTW, set it up properly and Google always asks for agreement to their terms and conditions.
On a forum that has excellent SEO, so much so, very often when searching Google, STW forum threads show in the search engine results.
They only pop up in your Google search because Google knows everything about your online life.
I wish it was 2002 again. The internet has got steadily worse since then. Except streaming services I suppose.
the reliance on bulk eavesdropping is part of the reason that Manchester Arena, Westminster Bridge and other attacks happened.
Huh? GDPR will prevent terrorist attacks??
The 3 letter agencies now have too much data and not enough humans to analyse it.
Huh? Exactly my point?
Huh?
rather prescient article about overzealous application of DPregulations with unintended consequences
cookie choice is a part of GDPR is it not?
It is not, no.
The EU directive regarding cookies predates GDPR by a long way. It's like 20 years old and the square root of frank hall to do with GDPR whose ink is still wet.
i don’t really care, i’ll block’em on some sites if i can be arsed, but i see it as they give me free search etc. i get targeted adverts that occasionally throw up a product that inspires me go go off and find out more..
what i really hate is the constant “can you just fill out this survey” after every bloomin purchase. no i won’t unless i get something for it
There is a cookie consent blocker for Firefox (desktop) that I use. My god does it make the internet more bearable.
Or you could just block advertising completely. And this time next year you’ll be wondering where all the independent content providers have gone.
Och away wi ye, how did anyone survive before Google ads and such became the primary source of revenue? How did the likes of Descent World and Southern Downhill run for so long? Plenty of sites did and still do work off of crowd funding (or donations as they were known in quaint times), the current model is just today's fashion and nothing more.
I'm with TJ, if advertisers are going to find stuff out about me it should be on my terms. That's the thing about consent, it's down to the individual and not society who gets to decide.
