Well, found this little thing.
from MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 30 Dec 12:57
https://lemmy.world/post/40906063

#privacy

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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 Dec 13:07 next collapse

This is hella illegal in EU, though I’ve seen many EU sites do it.

JoeKrogan@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 13:12 next collapse

The Uk is out of the EU

ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 Dec 14:15 collapse

Yes I know, and it’s legal in many other places…what’s your point? I am not allowed to state that this shitty behavior is illegal (albeit mostly unenforced) somewhere that is closely related to the location of this particular website?

JoeKrogan@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 20:53 collapse

Point was the site is showing a price in sterling suggesting it is being viewed in the UK, which is now not an EU member thus has it’s own laws regarding this stuff.

Noobnarski@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 19:28 collapse

AFAIK it’s actually not illegal, it is allowed to have a paid tracking free alternative instead of a free tracking free alternative.

ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 Dec 21:43 collapse

It is not legal to force tracking or payment. Tracking has to be voluntary and privacy may never be conditional of payment.

HurlingDurling@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 15:05 next collapse

At least they are honest?

pineapple@lemmy.ml on 30 Dec 15:50 next collapse

Since i use ublock with a blocklist to block popups I would never have seen this.

Honestly I bet they have in the bottom of there privacy policy that they will track you even after you pay to remove tracking.

MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 16:50 collapse

I read this at DuckDuckGo.

the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 16:39 next collapse

But then you would have to read the sun, eww.

d00ery@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 18:30 collapse

Is the Daily Star, which almost unbelievably, is probably worse than The Sun. (More misogynistic at least, editorially I couldn’t comment)

the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 20:20 collapse

Sadly now I wish it was the sun, double eww.

blackbrook@mander.xyz on 30 Dec 16:59 next collapse

Sounds more like privacy minus.

chillpanzee@lemmy.ml on 30 Dec 18:18 next collapse

Ad free* (except for the ads). lol

Pika@sh.itjust.works on 30 Dec 19:48 next collapse

their ads won’t appear I think is the main takeaway from it.

If the person who makes the article has any type of advertising via contract or referral links its otherwise.

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca on 30 Dec 19:55 collapse

Archive and read the site, install an ad blocker, block the elements with ublock, or move on and forget about the article. That’s my process.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 30 Dec 20:08 collapse

Why the fuck would you willingly read this rag?

MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world on 30 Dec 21:07 collapse

Was looking for a news report on Russia teaching kids to shoot to show a friend.

doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml on 31 Dec 20:32 collapse

It’s cool that you got downvoted for answering this question. You can take em out of reddit but you can’t take reddit out of them.

ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com on 31 Dec 20:36 collapse

That’s why I’m on an instance that disables downvotes. I much prefer it that way.