On: Meta unlawfully ignores the users' right to easily withdraw consent: complaint

[octacat]

Of course it does. I have noo idea what happens if I press "Save settings" on all these cookie banners. Pretty sure somewhere there is a hidden checkbox that allows everything. It probably still tracks, just makes you happy reading the giant popup list.

They invented "essential cookies for marketing purposes" anyway. And after there was this "You accept tracking ads or you pay to us" popup.

[bitshiftfaced → octacat]

Similar issue with Reddit's privacy "settings" last I checked. I'd uncheck everything. Then I'd go back. Some stayed unchecked. Some didn't. Go figure.

[pc86 → bitshiftfaced]

Could just as easily be malicious or just bad developers.

[greyface- → pc86]

From a compliance perspective, does the difference matter?

[pc86 → greyface-]

Not at all, malicious may even be preferable as that's easier to correct than "skill issue." But I would argue it does matter from the "$TECH_CO bad amirite" perspective.

[swiftcoder → pc86]

An organisation is what it does. Not really relevant whether the CO is malicious or incompetent, if the result is the same.