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by jcul 2 days ago
I've seen similar on some android apps I think, where it will ask you if you consent to sharing data with partners or something similar.

When you say no there's a huge list of partners you have to disable one by one, it's probably 15 minutes of work to go through them all.

I can't think of an example app right now, but usually it's on first install or something like that. Not sure GDPR applies to apps though.
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troupo 2 days ago
GDPR is a General Data Protection Regulation. It applies to everything.

10 years. It's been in force for 10 years. The tracking/ad industry has really managed to brainwash everyone into thinking it's about cookies (even though GDPR doesn't even mention cookies except as an example of tracking)

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CodesInChaos 2 days ago
There is the ePrivacy directive as well, which mentions cookies (as a representative example), and I think it requires user consent in cases where GDPR doesn't.
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troupo 2 days ago
ePrivacy is now mostly about the requirement to notify the user that cookies are set, and what they are used for. But you are correct: https://gdpr.eu/cookies/
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holsta 2 days ago
> Not sure GDPR applies to apps though.

GDPR applies to we the people and the organizations who hold our data. Doesn't matter if it's morse code on paper strips.

If we can dictate warnings on tobacco packages, we can dictate the wording on consent banners to not be "We care about your privacy" but instead "We want to track you for profit".

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dwedge 2 days ago
> we can dictate the wording on consent banners to not be "We care about your privacy" but instead "We want to track you for profit".

At least the banners that say "we value your privacy" are honest about it

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happymellon 2 days ago
Why wouldn't GDPR apply to apps? It's not a cookie banner requirement, it is a regulation for data protection because companies were (are) selling harvested personal details and saving it for eternity.

Having personal information isn't always a bad thing, it would be really annoying if I had to fill out a form with my bank every couple of years to tell them my address, which hasn't changed and is a legitimate interest. Amazon telling everyone that I bought some athletes foot cream is not.

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Y-bar 2 days ago
GDPR absolutely applies to apps, it applies to all manner of electronic and non-electronic means of data collection and processing.

The G stands for General, and the EU means it.

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