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Why won’t you let them protect your privacy???
To be fair, I can actually sort-of see a specific point here:
They are legally required to offer you that cookie choice. If you block that choice, are they in violation of the law even if they cannot apply cookies? Just because their site does implement tech for it (even though you’re blocking it, but the law cannot know that) and they cannot show you the popup allowing you to reject the tech (since you’re blocking it)?
Weird thing. Doubt there’d be a clear answer without someone dragging someone else in front of a court for it, plus that’s of course not why CNN is blocking us here, but it’s an interesting thought whether they are even allowed to let you on if they cannot present you with the GDPR choice.
Yeah. GDPR should have been implemented as a mandatory part of HTML or even HTTP that interacts with a builtin browser feature. Let the user make the choice once, in the browser, and let the browser tell the visited site what’s allowed. Statutory compliance would mean something like
- browser detects and warns about cookies which do not appear to be in compliance with user’s preferences (optionally: browser can block cookies which do not appear to be in compliance)
- browser detects sites which do not implement the spec at all, and warns the user about that
- regulatory body checks for compliance on any site with over X number of users
- regulatory body checks major browsers for compliance
- any combination or all of the above
Yeah. GDPR should have been implemented as a mandatory part of HTML or even HTTP that interacts with a builtin browser feature.
Well, it kind of is. The Do Not Track header has recently seen a court win in Germany (source):
It turned out that the judge agreed with vzbv, ruling that the social media giant is no longer allowed to warn users it doesn’t respect DNT signals. That’s because, under GDPR, the right to opt out of web tracking and data collection can also be exercised using automated procedures.
And it is basically the same in California too Source
GPC is a valid do-not-sell-my-personal-information signal according to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which stipulates that websites are legally required to respect a signal sent by users who want to opt-out of having their personal data sold.
Sounds like do not track +
I just opened CNN on firefox with unblock origin on both mobile and desktop without issue.
I wonder if it has to do with the region you try to load it from. The message in the screenshot seems to indicate that it might.
What if you refresh the page?
I’m not experiencing any of this, but my setup is insane at this point. Ublock origin with a custom bypass paywalls filter list and noscript enabled… no ads… no blocks… Just content. Using mull on android with mullvad DNS.
could be that there’s been an update to the filters to deal with this issue?
seconded the success.
I can open CNN too, but once i click on an article I get the page OP has…
I viewed 3 articles, no issue. Cleared cookies & site data before hand to be sure I hadn’t already allowed them at some point.
Good. Stop going there. But also, make sure your lists are up to date. The anti-annoying block list usually blocks these scripts from executing.
INVADING YOUR PRIVACY IS REQUIRED TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY
LET US IN!!!
CNN: We can’t ask if you want to allow cookies because you’re blocking everything
Me: Which means I don’t want you to……….?
CNN: No idea, we have to ask you.
Me: I’m so strict you can’t even ask meaning………?
CNN: You….
Me: Yes?
CNN: Uh………… don’t want……
Me: Yesssss………
CNN: To miss out on us asking you.
No issue here.
Firefox + Ublock Origin.
Just updated my lists and working fine. Too bad im not reading CNN anymore though
Nvm it didn’t work as expected
Ok see you never then cnn lol
It’s literally talking about the cookie blocker specifically though, not the adblocker itself
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What region are you trying to access it from?
Eu
CNN is mostly RW trash now so, why bother.
Works for me.
you blocked the stuff we need to protect your privacy
holy shit fuck you you lying fuck
They could be telling the truth… It’s possible that OP is in Europe and the ad blocker is blocking a GDPR cookie consent notice.
The message explicitly mentions EasyList Cookie, which is described like this on https://easylist.to/:
EasyList Cookie List blocks cookies banners, GDPR overlay windows and other privacy-related notices.
Edit: I’m not agreeing with what they’re doing. I’m just saying that the message may be accurate. Having said that, maybe blocking a cookie banner should count as an opt-out, so they shouldn’t show this notice and instead just automatically reject the cookies. I’m not sure if the law is clear around this, though.
If you want to opt-out of tracking cookies, consent-o-matic will likely work better. It automatically clicks the right buttons in the consent notice for you.
Edit 2: The law seems unclear about what to do if the consent notice is blocked by the viewer’s browser (and thus they can neither accept nor reject cookies), so maybe blocking access to the site is likely the safest approach for them to take.
The law is done dumb. They should update it to say “the banner must always have a “reject all” button which rejects everything (including the legitimate interest) on it and it must not be hidden inside any further clicks”
I’m sick of having to search for that button under two sub menus or having to uncheck 20 check boxes. And what the hell is even “legitimate interest”? There’s nothing legitimate about any tracking at all. This phrase really offends me every time I read it.
The EU already updated it. Websites slowly follow to comply
Imagining a returning user who previously consented. If non essential cookies changed since their last visit, that user needs to consent again. But in scenario, just auto opt them out? I’m weirdly on the fence between this might be a reasonable block or a violation of GDPR for denying access to users who do not provide consent.
I’ve had it happen to me for a week or two now. US based. I always just figure if a site doesn’t work with my blockers, then I really don’t need to see it.
so? nothing worth reading there anyway.
You genuinely not see the problem here?
shitty fearmongering propaganda outlet does shit thing to their website that will only drive away users thereby hampering their own ability to propagandize and fearmonger. no sorry i don’t see what’s wrong with this picture. never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake.
TBCH, the more I’ve thought about it, the more I agreed with you :')
It’s a bullshit excuse to probably hobble archiving.
