EU Agrees on Landmark Law Aimed at Big Tech Firms

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https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/business/money-report/eu-agrees-on-landmark-law-aimed-at-forcing-big-tech-firms-to-tackle-illegal-content/2768104/

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Google, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/23/23036976/eu-digital-services-act-finalized-algorithms-targeted-advertising

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Google gives Europe a 'reject all' button for tracking cookies after fines from watchdogs - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/21/23035289/google-reject-all-cookie-button-eu-privacy-data-laws

[Brad]

> reject all

That's better than some cookie policy where you have to click 20 cookie buttons.  You know they are just being jerks.

[ergophobe]

>> 90 percent of users click to accept all cookies

In the old days, lots of bad things could happen if you clicked on a popup. I know browsers are more locked down now, but what bad things can still happen when clicking on a popup?

It strikes me that mostly what GDPR has done is taught people to click on popups.

[rcjordan]

The engineers warned that Facebook would have difficulty making promises to countries on how it would treat the data of its citizens. "We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data, and thus we can't confidently make controlled policy changes or external commitments such as 'we will not use X data for Y purpose,'" wrote the report's authors. "And yet, this is exactly what regulators expect us to do, increasing our risk of mistakes and misrepresentation."

Leaked document indicates Facebook has little insight into how user data is handled | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/leaked-document-indicates-facebook-has-little-insight-into-how-user-data-is-handled-001058387.html