That has to be a GDPR violation, right?
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2024
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I think this is only in UK
Ah, right, the joys of Brexit...
I've seen this recently at German newspaper websites too.
Most likely ePrivacy rather than GDPR although in most discussions they become the same thing
For what?
Privacy - it's your choice
You know, just choose to afford privacy.
Let us track you to view this article.
or....
Pay us with a trackable payment method to view this article.
Catch-22 Surveillance Economy
I'd rather they put a webasm crypto miner on the page and say "mine for 10s to view this article" or something
This is why I use a script blocker to block the scripts from marketing domains. From what I have been able to see the cookies aren't written because the code that writes it is not allowed to execute. It also stops script injections and other malware payloads that require extra-domain linkages to scripts.
Firefox + uBlock Origin + Privacy Badger, and happily click on yes to cookies and shit
+ pihole and throw in noscript if you're extra paranoid
As much as I like no script, last time I tried it. It broke like 75% of the websites.
I hace been using noscript for like 15 years now. In my experience, it comes down to recognizing what is a required and superfluous or privacy invading 3rd party. Some websites can take me a while to get working, but I have had very few which I cannot figure out.
I just block everything by default with uMatrix and read plain HTML.
Loads of them are doing this now, I’m pretty sure it’s illegal.
I used to love the print Indy. It was a fantastic paper, and the Sunday edition was genuinely a great read in itself with brilliant contributors.
Ever since the print edition ceased (some may point to the launch of i as the turning point but I'm not entirely sure that's fair) the entire operation has been turned into an ad farm masquerading as a news site.
It's a cross between a tabloid and the Million Dollar Homepage nowadays, and what a shame that is. At least it keeps browser "close tab" UI devs in business mind.
Whatever you do, don't post a link to that article to Archive.ph!
Seriously, it harms rich people by not letting them sell your data.
Ive seen so many sites that just straight up wont work if you dont accept all cookies. You get the "tracking free" version of the site which is literally nothing. Or they say ok, just make an account and you can reject cookies. Fuck that
Wasn't Meta doing this exact thing just found to be illegal
very aptly named newspaper. one upon which i'll refrain from depending.
What if there was a way to offer ads while not being extremely privacy invasive? Oh, good thing Mozilla's been working on that! Oh wait, the same people here hate that as well…
Shouldn't news agencies be paid in some way?
News agencies have always been able to offer adverts. But with the option to deny optional tracking cookies. Now you have to accept tracking cookies or pay money.
Honest journalism is only for people with a Venezuelan's monthly salary. Very honest.