[azalemeth]

If anyone wants to report a site's bad practices to the UK regulator, this is the relevant link (they are only doing it en mass): https://wh.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=150296439091

I'd love to know similar sites for other EU countries.

One thing that I particularly dislike (and seems to be a uniquely US take on the EU GDPR rules) is "you must consent to access our site" banner. Not give _or refuse_ consent, but actively agree to the marketing crap or be redirected to a "bugger off commie" wall. An example would be healthline.com

I think this explicitly violates article 7, paragraph four of the regulations that states:

> When assessing whether consent is freely given, utmost account shall be taken of whether, inter alia, the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is conditional on consent to the processing of personal data that is not necessary for the performance of that contract.

But then -- I am not a lawyer. But if any HN readers are lawyers, I'd love to hear your take on it...