TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@fedia.io · 2 years agoMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkMozilla Firefox removes "Do Not Track" Feature support: Here's what it means for your Privacywindowsreport.comTheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@fedia.io · 2 years agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-firefox-removes-do-not-track-feature-support-heres-what-it-means-for-your-privacy/
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIf it was law to abide to the Do Not Track setting, then a leak about a company dishonoring this would simply face massive fines, which is usually enough encouragement for them to abide.
minus-squareMrNobody@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoSo they just set up hosting for the site or service in a locale that doesn’t have those laws. Now what?
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThat does not matter. If you operate within the EU then you have to abide to EU law.
If it was law to abide to the Do Not Track setting, then a leak about a company dishonoring this would simply face massive fines, which is usually enough encouragement for them to abide.
So they just set up hosting for the site or service in a locale that doesn’t have those laws.
Now what?
That does not matter. If you operate within the EU then you have to abide to EU law.