Facebook now denying access unless EU users opt-in to tracking(twitter.com)
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Facebook now denying access unless EU users opt-in to tracking
https://twitter.com/johnnyryan/status/993827965594202112
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It is clear that FB does not plan to be GDPR compliant [1]
https://medium.com/@bozhobg/facebook-doesnt-plan-to-be-gdpr-...
https://medium.com/@bozhobg/facebook-doesnt-plan-to-be-gdpr-...
Just after that Terms screen I got three real consent screens (including one about ads tracking and one about face recognition). I think this screen is only about the TOS update.
Believe me folks, just delete facebook. I've been so much happier since I did.
Is it possible to delete my facebook account without consenting to usage of my data? So can I access the delete page without consent?
Interesting. It seems like after the senate hearings, Facebook is trying to communicate to its users that sending them your data is a necessary part of using their services.
GDPR doesn't cover enough of the population using Facebook to warrant such a change to their business model where you can use the service without them using your data. They believe they are entrenched enough to just require this (and likely are for many EU residents).
Mark's attitude during the Cambridge Analytica issue very well reflected the fact that: Users are not going to stop using FB, so why bother much about bending the company rules, instead bend the users.
Do you consent to this cavity search? (Required to board plane)
I doubt they released this without consulting the relevant data agencies in the EU. And TBH there is nothing shocking here, just a confirmation of what everybody knows is already happening.
I 'm also in the EU and this makes perfect sense to me: if you can't accept seeing some ads then you can't use the free service. I highly doubt people are willing to pay $5 cash / quarter to use it, but i would like to see FB giving that option, just to see how miserably it fails.
I 'm also in the EU and this makes perfect sense to me: if you can't accept seeing some ads then you can't use the free service. I highly doubt people are willing to pay $5 cash / quarter to use it, but i would like to see FB giving that option, just to see how miserably it fails.
I'm actually much more interested in what Google collects about me. At least for me, it's somewhat transparent that Facebook tries to slurp up all they can, but it's much less clear with Google, that seems to try to downplay that they are in fact also, heavily reliant on your data.
Does anyone know if Google has made any statements on this?
Does anyone know if Google has made any statements on this?
If websites are going to ask for consent to tracking or deny access to the service only allowing to take the data, delete account and leave, the whole thing will become meaningless. Users will just learn to blindly accept everything, as this is a huge annoyance to them.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal under GDPR.
I wonder how this will co-exist with
a) Tracking non-facebook users via Facebook icons on web pages, and
b) Storing the information of non-users such as photos other people take, phone books other people upload, etc?
a) Tracking non-facebook users via Facebook icons on web pages, and
b) Storing the information of non-users such as photos other people take, phone books other people upload, etc?
With how insanely in depth some of the restrictions are, I'll honestly be surprised if this isn't the route a lot of companies end up taking to GDPR compliance.
Hopefully it will encourage some people to ditch FB.
So basically Facebook is saying that if we can’t make money from you, you can’t have an account.
If that means they will no longer track me if I’m not a Facebook user, I’m all for it!
Facebook knows it is in the wrong. Facebook announced last year they weren't going to use Ireland as part of its tax dodging scheme. Otherwise GPDR rulings could just extract global money out of the Ireland tax funnel.
Whats behind that Options link?
Blackmail isn't opt-in.
IIRC, the GDPR is very explicit about what constitutes valid consent, so things like pre-checked check-boxes aren't valid.
Is "consent" gained by a screen with only an "I agree" button even kosher by it?
Is "consent" gained by a screen with only an "I agree" button even kosher by it?
I'm appalled that thousands of people still work for this company by choice.