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by Dylan16807 294 days ago
Yeah I know I could leave. But if the site won't let me say no, then it shouldn't pretend to give me an option.

If they're acting like the GDPR applies, these choices are invalid. If they're not extending that courtesy, then I'd rather be left alone about it.

And they're allowed to have ads without getting consent. It's the tracking that's a problem.

And there's no chance in hell that data isn't being sold when there are hundreds of partners.