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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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[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

how is Belgium to live in and what would it look like to live there right now?

It's literally between France, Germany and the Netherlands, I mean geographically yes but roughly culturally too. Arguably Brussels is a mix of all that and other cities again match where they are.

So... it's a Western European country with good quality of life ~~despite~~ thanks to having one of the very highest taxes rate. You don't have to be a socialist to be here but if you want to become a rich entrepreneur it's going to be challenging.

Source : immigrated there from France ~10 years ago.

Edit: s/despite/thanks to/

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

it's a Western European country with good quality of life despite having one of the very highest taxes rate.

"Despite"? Try, "because"

[–] doctorschlotkin@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think they’re actually right about this one, taxes tend to cover things that give you high standard of living more than quality of life.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Curious what the distinction between "standard of living" and "quality of life" here is... I'm sure there are subtle differences, but surely taxes contribute to both (which themselves are interrelated).

[–] doctorschlotkin@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Actually they’re very well defined economic terms. Standard of living measures how well your basic needs as a member of a given society are filled by that sociey. Quality of life measures how nice your shit is.

Pretty simple.

So yes, taxes effect both, but standard of living more directly.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You're right obviously, you dirty communist! /$

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