simpss

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by simpss 7mo ago
I know for a fact at least 1 bigger US company has a bot in slack that brings up any mentions of $companyname on hackernews...
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by simpss 1y ago
Most likely, it's for tracking reasons. To figure out what sections people hit more and less... I agree with you though. It's sad that content is being reformulated for those reasons.
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by simpss 1y ago
yes, that's a possibility, but we're far from server-side GA implementations and we do have an option to make a data request to figure out what companies are doing. If they get caught lying (and that tends to happen in the end) th
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by simpss 1y ago
Sorry. They do wait and force a choice before loading the external scripts. That's the only mechanism one can use to really be compliant as GA (and other providers) stick identifiers onto the session as soon as the script has been load
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by simpss 1y ago
It took a while, but is starting to work. Many "cookie banners" have finally started to work in the EU. Once you deny PII processing many sites don't load GA etc... The time of malicious compliance is starting to pass. Some s
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by simpss 2y ago
As I understand, these "data safety" sections are what Google gives app owners to comply with "right to be informed". If they say "we're sharing location data with third parties for Advertising purposes" I
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by simpss 2y ago
Just a few days ago, they updated their android application info and stated they're going to share location data with third parties for "Advertising or Marketing" purposes...[1] They also removed a promise to "never sell
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by simpss 2y ago
There's a choice between first party(collected) and third party(shared). Also a list of purposes one chooses from. This could include "App functionality", "Analytics", "Account management", etc... Two of t
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by simpss 2y ago
I wish that was the case. Opening the "data safety" section another pop-up[1] comes up and the specific use-cases listed are "advertising or marketing" and "personalisation". [1] - https://i.imgur.co
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Firefox for Android starting to share location data with third parties
42 points by simpss 2y ago|9 comments
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by simpss 4y ago
4.0 will remove the expiration requirement finally.
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by simpss 4y ago
using a cookie that is essential for non-essential purposes, is not allowed. So using a load-balancer cookie is fine, as long as it's only used for load balancing. Once it's used for other (technically non-essential) needs as well
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by simpss 4y ago
Not coming from the ePrivacy directive. It comes from GDPR and consent basis. GDPR Article 7, 3, conditions for consent. > It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent. https://gdpr-info.eu/art-7-gdpr/
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by simpss 4y ago
I'm pretty sure these submissions are related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27558500#27558758
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by simpss 4y ago
firefox supports ublock origin on android :)
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by simpss 5y ago
there's a transition period. We can't start enforcement with the maximum available penalties. If the lower don't suffice, we will get closer & closer to the maximum.
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by simpss 5y ago
According to this[0] iphone 13 mini is 5.4" and according to the OP new SE is 4.7" 0 - https://www.apple.com/iphone-13/
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by simpss 5y ago
if anyone knows good android alternatives for a smaller smartphone (something like sony xperia compact series) I'd love to hear about it. Currently, it seems like the iphone SE is alone in the segment?
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by simpss 5y ago
Extended reading on how the EU regulators are tackling it(OpenRTB) through GDPR. https://www.iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rules-that-iab-europe... https://www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be/publication
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by simpss 5y ago
Anything that can be reliably identified across multiple websites can be blocked. So here we'd just block "tag manager web container" no?
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by simpss 5y ago
> in practice if each small business were expected to audit every one of their inputs, it would be hard to get any business done. While I agree, that a full audit would be difficult for smaller operations, it took me 2-5 minutes to do a
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by simpss 5y ago
Atleast in my country, to send legitimate marketing e-mails, a user has to be given a choice to opt-out *before* the first e-mail. So it's not enough to allow them to opt-out with an e-mail exchange or an unsubscribe link, you must all
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by simpss 5y ago
buying stuff makes me sad 15~30% of the time. Neither feeling is invalid.
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by simpss 5y ago
the _ga stuff isn't Notion, but the rest is, yes. My real point is, if you use a service to provide your own service, you give them your blessing to do whatever they want with your brand. This includes facebook and their tracking scrip
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by simpss 5y ago
> we don't want to track individuals - we just want to measure if the ads we paid for led to sales well. if your goal isn't tracking individuals, then why are you attaching unique ID's (in cookies) to track individuals on
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by simpss 5y ago
this is just the first step. If the consent string wasn't PII, all the other data tied to the consent string would not be PII as well, because this is the cookie that brings all the data together. So now that we have confirmed that the
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by simpss 5y ago
> and leave blank what consent means Actually, this is not left blank at all... -------------------- Consent means offering individuals real choice and control. Genuine consent should put individuals in charge, build trust and engagement
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by simpss 5y ago
yeah, it's going to happen and someone else will come and win everyone over by acting nicely. It's a cycle and I can confidently say, working in a company that has used the same approach to win customers over, it's really har
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by simpss 5y ago
Starting to change though. Personalized analytics and tracking roll-out (including on-prem) was pulled back ~2 years ago[0], they're on another try[1] currently with a heavy-handed hiding approach. Including small additions to release
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by simpss 5y ago
It's actually very dependent on the country and jurisdiction. Some EU countries require that you offer a simple and effective option to opt-out when gathering the contact details. Depending on the content, that can be a required to be

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