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- Accept All or Bust: How Cookie Walls Are Creating a Two-Tier Internet [techradar.com]
"You'll likely have come across, at least once, a cookie pop-up with only one choice – ‘Accept all.’ Paying a fee may be the only way to avoid invasive online tracking, at times, under the so-called ‘Pay or Consent’ model. After taking its first steps in the EU, cookie walls and privacy paywalls have landed in the UK, too. But, should this practice be legal at all?" Learn about how these practices could lead to a "two-tier internet.”
- "Blatantly Unlawful and Horrifically Intrusive" Data Collection Is Everywhere How to Fight Back [tomsguide.com]
Privacy expert Rowenna Fielding, also known as Miss IG Geek, has ideas on how to fight back invasive against data collection. In this interview, she shared that “it's down to individuals to raise this awareness, as it won't come from the organizations collecting your data.” She also emphasized the importance of regulatory action to effect change with companies that collect data.
There are also simple steps to help improve your privacy online, including:
- Reject cookies when browsing, even if it takes a few steps.
- Use a VPN — like the one included in DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Pro subscription! — to protect your internet connection.
- Stay alert for phishing attempts by only clicking links and entering your information when you're sure it's safe.
- EU Ditches Plans to Regulate Tech Patents, AI Liability, Online Privacy [reuters.com]
Reuters reports that "The European Commission... scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, AI and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from EU lawmakers and countries. All three proposals had faced intense lobbying by industries and Big Tech."
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