[mattvot]

Looking at the network requests when you hit that button it seems to be hitting a lot of tracking providers opt out API endpoints. Which is good I suppose, though better not to even include their scripts until you agree to it

[riggsdk]

Just the fact that it sends out-out HTTP calls to all those providers means that they now know that you are using that website. It's terrible design.

[411111111111111]

Pretty sure it's designed with that in mind...

The saying not to attribute to malice what could be explained by incompetance only works if the actor isn't generally malicious. AdTech definitely is.

[noja]

So if I opt-out, it (basically) sends my ip address to lots of trackers?

Why? That sounds illegal.

Why doesn't it simply not load the trackers?

[hutzlibu]

Ooops, erm, technical reasons I guess.

Well, it could have been really easier to implement the opt out it later by this design, but it is more likely, that the dataflow is intended.

[waihtis]

Hilarious. While I was observing this I also noticed

> Weather.com - an IBM business

felt like it explained this design pattern perfectly

[bdefore]

Wasn't it owned by Disney previously? I think that more accurately explains the tracking obsession.

[reaperducer]

Wasn't it owned by Disney previously? I think that more accurately explains the tracking obsession.

No, it wasn't. It was at one time partially owned by NBC. Perhaps that's what you remember.

[ChrisIsTaken]

It was created by Landmark, then offloaded in 2008 to NBCUniversal who still own it under Comcast.