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Court tells Facebook to delete all data on non-users it got through tracking cookies

I suppose this is a good start, but law needs to catch up fast. These sites can track and profile you just as reliably, if not more so, without cookies. They're all hung up on the cookie itself when the issue should be the actual tracking regardless of what method they use. Banning a specific method like tracking cookies does nothing to stop tracking.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43091087
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Govt needs to fix up and catch on with internet security and privacy.
People Still using FB in 2018?
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Original post by queen-bee
People Still using FB in 2018?
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This is about Facebook tracking people who DON'T use Facebook.
Original post by FriendlyPenguin
This is about Facebook tracking people who DON'T use Facebook.


I know,but I'm sure Facebook isn't the only organisation doing such a thing. Sad really.
Original post by queen-bee
I know,but I'm sure Facebook isn't the only organisation doing such a thing. Sad really.


Oh they definitely aren't.

Just look at this site - Google, Facebook, and Twitter are all here with their tracking scripts, along with a few other companies.

But this court judgement will encourage more people to bring lawsuits against the other big tracking companies for similar actions.
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Original post by HateOCR
Govt needs to fix up and catch on with internet security and privacy.


Technology is advancing too fast for middle-aged career politicians to have any clue how to manage it.

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