"Many privacy laws, including the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, require user consent for tracking. However, because fingerprinting works without explicit storage of user data on a device, companies may argue that existing laws do not apply which creates a legal gray area that benefits advertisers over consumers."

Hanna, #Tuta (@Tutanota), 2025

tuta.com/blog/digital-fingerpr…

Evil, but smart. Time for a broad brush ban on surveillance advertising?

#privacy #surveillance #AdTech

Digital Fingerprinting: Google launched a new era of tracking worse than cookie banners | Tuta

As Google gives you the choice to opt out of cookie tracking, it silently starts collecting your online habits with fingerprinting.

^Tuta

“Many browsers and anti-spyware applications are designed to reject and delete third-party cookies. Adobe ensures that cookies can always we [sic] set even if third-party cookies are blocked.”

That feeling when you admit you’re spyware.

#Adobe #surveillanceCapitalism #peopleFarming #adtech #spyware #SiliconValley #BigTech via @GossiTheDog

IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawful

“IAB Europe ‘was aware of risks linked to non-compliance’ and ‘was negligent.’”

IAB Europe is the online advertising industry’s (aka adtech aka the folks I call “people farmers” trade body)

iccl.ie/news/gdpr-enforcer-rul…

Via @jayrope

#GDPR #consent #privacy #IAB #adtech #peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #SiliconValley

GDPR enforcer rules that IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawful

EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.

^{Johnny Ryan (Irish Council for Civil Liberties)}