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The Current System of Online Advertising has Been Ruled Illegal by The Belgian Court of Appeal. Advertising itself is Still Allowed, but not in a Way That Secretly Tracks Everyone’s Behavior. (www.bitsoffreedom.nl)
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From time to time, important news gets overshadowed by other headlines, even though it could have a profound impact on our (online) world. To most of us, few things are more bothersome than the dreaded cookie banners. On countless websites, you’re confronted with a pesky pop-up urging you to agree to something. You end up consenting without really knowing what it is. If you try to figure out what’s going on, you quickly get lost among the often hundreds of “partners” who want access to your personal data. Even if you do give your consent, it’s questionable whether you truly understand what you’re agreeing to.

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[–] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think you can reap the benefits from just using a VPN and set the country to Belgium?

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Depends on how many sites comply, most will likely block Belgian IP’s due to this.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Huh, according to the logs, the population of Belgium increased by ~10x, and most people seem to be moving to this area with loss lots of data centers. Checks out.