thehatfox@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoPayPal plans an ad network built off your purchase historywww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down17
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minus-squaremanucode@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·5 months agoHow is that GDPR compliant?
minus-squareromp_2_door@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·5 months agoIt’ll probably launch in the US only to avoid GDPR concerns
minus-squareRikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoThey’ll give you $2 or something like that if you give them consent. You would be surprised how well that works.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoBy showing you an annoying popup every time you use PayPal, and eventually you’ll accidentally click OK and it will mysteriously remember this and never ask you again.
How is that GDPR compliant?
It’ll probably launch in the US only to avoid GDPR concerns
They’ll give you $2 or something like that if you give them consent. You would be surprised how well that works.
By showing you an annoying popup every time you use PayPal, and eventually you’ll accidentally click OK and it will mysteriously remember this and never ask you again.