Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Brite
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (Darkly)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Brand Logo
  1. Home
  2. Uncategorized
  3. Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Uncategorized
63 Posts 50 Posters 30 Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

    Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

    If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

    But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

    I wonder how many others do this.

    And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

    โ€”
    UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

    Phil Thane โœ…P This user is from outside of this forum
    Phil Thane โœ…P This user is from outside of this forum
    Phil Thane โœ…
    wrote last edited by
    #26

    @mike
    Yup, me too.
    Also wtf is 'legitimate interest'?

    Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

      Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

      If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

      But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

      I wonder how many others do this.

      And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

      โ€”
      UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

      Marcella Francesca :verified:B This user is from outside of this forum
      Marcella Francesca :verified:B This user is from outside of this forum
      Marcella Francesca :verified:
      wrote last edited by
      #27

      @mike

      Yes. If there is no button labelled โ€˜Reject Allโ€™ or โ€˜Accept Only Necessary,โ€™ then it's goodbye.

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

        @glynmoody I wonder whether sites that don't have a Deny All button have any idea how much business they're losing.

        Osma A ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆO This user is from outside of this forum
        Osma A ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆO This user is from outside of this forum
        Osma A ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
        wrote last edited by
        #28

        They're not losing business. Their business is to sell tracked impressions to surveillance vendors, so deny all and a lost reader are both worth nothing.
        @mike @glynmoody

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

          Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

          If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

          But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

          I wonder how many others do this.

          And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

          โ€”
          UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

          DziadekD This user is from outside of this forum
          DziadekD This user is from outside of this forum
          Dziadek
          wrote last edited by
          #29

          @mike

          Me too.

          And I turn back on sites which give me the MAYBE LATER option instead of NO.

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

            Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

            If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

            But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

            I wonder how many others do this.

            And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

            โ€”
            UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

            AlanH This user is from outside of this forum
            AlanH This user is from outside of this forum
            Alan
            wrote last edited by
            #30

            @mike yes, this is what I do. At first I stressed over the โ€œshould I or shouldnโ€™t Iโ€ decisions, then just decided I didnโ€™t need that in my life, and that turned out to be correct ๐Ÿ˜…

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

              Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

              If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

              But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

              I wonder how many others do this.

              And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

              โ€”
              UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

              Rubber Side Down ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆO This user is from outside of this forum
              Rubber Side Down ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆO This user is from outside of this forum
              Rubber Side Down ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
              wrote last edited by
              #31

              @mike

              I will not view a site if reject all isnโ€™t available

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                I wonder how many others do this.

                And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                โ€”
                UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                Andreas KY This user is from outside of this forum
                Andreas KY This user is from outside of this forum
                Andreas K
                wrote last edited by
                #32

                @mike More or less, I'm not religious about it, but yes, I'm also noticing a strong "I don't bother attitude".

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                  Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                  If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                  But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                  I wonder how many others do this.

                  And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                  โ€”
                  UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                  CassandrichD This user is from outside of this forum
                  CassandrichD This user is from outside of this forum
                  Cassandrich
                  wrote last edited by
                  #33

                  @mike The worst slimy pattern is doing this with a complicated preferences panel that, when you finally click "save preferences", puts up a box saying there was an error saving preferences and kicks you back to the start. Instant nope. Breaking law, attempting plausible deniability, exploiting sunk cost fallacy.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                    Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                    If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                    But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                    I wonder how many others do this.

                    And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                    โ€”
                    UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                    Meznor UNGRATEFUL MIDDLE POWERM This user is from outside of this forum
                    Meznor UNGRATEFUL MIDDLE POWERM This user is from outside of this forum
                    Meznor UNGRATEFUL MIDDLE POWER
                    wrote last edited by
                    #34

                    @mike I definitely do this (but I also go down their stupid UI-nightmare rabbit hole to see if I have options first, and usually itโ€™s buried in there somewhere).

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                      Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                      If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                      But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                      I wonder how many others do this.

                      And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                      โ€”
                      UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                      Lazy B0yL This user is from outside of this forum
                      Lazy B0yL This user is from outside of this forum
                      Lazy B0y
                      wrote last edited by
                      #35

                      @mike
                      i admit too often im too curious and still do the extra clicks to get to the content and sometimes, which is also way too often, i also click โ€žaccept allโ€œ

                      the most important fact:

                      โ€žwe care about privacyโ€œ is a lie if itโ€™s coming in a cookie banner.

                      who really cares about privacy can do real necessary cookies without additional banner.
                      who does it anyway deserves no click at all - not reject all, not extra preferences settings, and least accept all

                      Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                        Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                        If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                        But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                        I wonder how many others do this.

                        And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                        โ€”
                        UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                        Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธN This user is from outside of this forum
                        Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธN This user is from outside of this forum
                        Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
                        wrote last edited by
                        #36

                        @mike Been doing it since the day I first encountered it

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                          Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                          If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                          But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                          I wonder how many others do this.

                          And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                          โ€”
                          UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                          Matte๊™ฎ ItaliaC This user is from outside of this forum
                          Matte๊™ฎ ItaliaC This user is from outside of this forum
                          Matte๊™ฎ Italia
                          wrote last edited by
                          #37

                          @mike Same, but if I'm really interested and there's no easy way to reject all I open the page in an anonymous window.

                          Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M 1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • Andreas KY This user is from outside of this forum
                            Andreas KY This user is from outside of this forum
                            Andreas K
                            wrote last edited by
                            #38

                            @gim @mike @jokeyrhyme That's another try to be US-Bigtech friendly by the politicians/EU commission.
                            The problem the runway for that is getting shorter and shorter. The last time (In the never ending Schrems Saga) the ECJ bound the GDPR privacy rights literally directly to the Charter, so bending the GDPR to weaken privacy literally would require EU Treaty changes.
                            So the whole thing the EU Commission is planning stands on wooden feet, but it will buy the "IT industry" a couple of months/years.

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                              Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                              If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                              But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                              I wonder how many others do this.

                              And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                              โ€”
                              UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                              Jez Caudle :verified:J This user is from outside of this forum
                              Jez Caudle :verified:J This user is from outside of this forum
                              Jez Caudle :verified:
                              wrote last edited by
                              #39

                              @mike @dangillmor Same.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                                Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                                If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                                But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                                I wonder how many others do this.

                                And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                                โ€”
                                UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                                Anna Spanner ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งA This user is from outside of this forum
                                Anna Spanner ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งA This user is from outside of this forum
                                Anna Spanner ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
                                wrote last edited by
                                #40

                                @mike Yes indeed! but I fear we are a minority. Fediverse-based sample group probably a bit biased.

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                                  Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                                  If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                                  But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                                  I wonder how many others do this.

                                  And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                                  โ€”
                                  UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                                  BrianB This user is from outside of this forum
                                  BrianB This user is from outside of this forum
                                  Brian
                                  wrote last edited by
                                  #41

                                  @mike I do that too!
                                  Relatedly I have been getting completely blocked pages because I use an ad blocker and am redirected to a page that says I need to allow them to serve content I donโ€™t want. I donโ€™t follow that either.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                                    Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                                    If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                                    But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                                    I wonder how many others do this.

                                    And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                                    โ€”
                                    UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                                    b3lt3rB This user is from outside of this forum
                                    b3lt3rB This user is from outside of this forum
                                    b3lt3r
                                    wrote last edited by
                                    #42

                                    @mike #metoo

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                                      Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                                      If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                                      But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                                      I wonder how many others do this.

                                      And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                                      โ€”
                                      UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                                      FriekeF This user is from outside of this forum
                                      FriekeF This user is from outside of this forum
                                      Frieke
                                      wrote last edited by
                                      #43

                                      @mike ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ same

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • Jernej SimoncฬŒiฤ ๏ฟฝJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                        Jernej SimoncฬŒiฤ ๏ฟฝJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                        Jernej SimoncฬŒiฤ ๏ฟฝ
                                        wrote last edited by
                                        #44

                                        @jokeyrhyme @mike EU should've made adherence to Do Not Track mandatory.

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•M Mike Taylor ๐Ÿฆ•

                                          Over the last few weeks I have noticed a behaviour in myself.

                                          If I follow a link and I get a "We care about your privacy" popup, I click the "Reject all" button and read the article.

                                          But if there is no "Reject all" button, just a link to a complicated set of preferences, I simply close the window and never see what the article had to say.

                                          I wonder how many others do this.

                                          And how many web-sites are losing A LOT of their traffic for this reason.

                                          โ€”
                                          UPDATE: see replies, lots of people do this!

                                          krytenK This user is from outside of this forum
                                          krytenK This user is from outside of this forum
                                          kryten
                                          wrote last edited by
                                          #45

                                          @mike I could be mistaken but I think if you have 3rd party (cross site) cookies blocked in your browser settings it doesn't matter what cookies they try to set.

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          Powered by NodeBB Contributors
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups