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> Bitkom, a German trade federation for online businesses criticised the ruling, saying it would heap costly bureaucracy on firms without enhancing consumer pro
by codysan 7y ago
> Bitkom, a German trade federation for online businesses criticised the ruling, saying it would heap costly bureaucracy on firms without enhancing consumer protection.
Swap "costly" for "mildly inconvenient" and then I could almost see where they're coming from but I think they're missing the forest for the trees here. Let the "like button" die, rulings like this take the wind out from beneath it and eventually it's a metric you'll never be burdened with.
- raverbashing 7y agoAlso the "without enhancing customer protection" is not correct. The mere act of loading a page with the like button causes data to go to fb One solution would be to have a "turn on like" button, but the image solution that some comments point out seems like a good option as well (Or fb could have data sent only when the person clicked the button, but that's unlikely to happen)
- sprafa 7y agoCorporation with financial interest in disinformation spreads it through press release. News at 11
- floatingatoll 7y agoThey're not 'missing' anything. They're trying to convince others to agree with them. Either they take a stand against holding all businesses liable for transfer of data, or those who pay them a membership fee will see an increase in liability or a decrease in the perceived precision of advertising data. They're not missing the forest for the trees. They're busy logging the forest for the trees, and would very much like everyone to hear their call to action and join their side.
- tastroder 7y agoFor context: Bitkom is pretty much a lobby organization and usually takes the most company friendly standpoint they can find, that's quite normal at this point.