[100100010001]

Is this anecdotal or do you have empirical evidence?

[sgregnt]

No this is one of the most verified facts. The privacy agreements of gmail, facebook and what not, serve like a poll for this: if you use the service you agree to this. Majority of people use Gmail, Facebook, etc. So this is not anecdotal. On the other hand the desire to "protect" privacy at the expense of free services is based on anecdotal data at best.

[JohnFen]

> The privacy agreements of gmail, facebook and what not, serve like a poll for this

I don't think they do, given that most people don't read them, and a large percentage of them are written so it's very hard to tell what they are really saying unless you're a lawyer.

[100100010001]

If it is a fact then show me the proof.

Just because people use a service doesn’t mean they have read the terms and conditions. Therefore, your anecdote is just that.

[scarejunba]

No one's performed a proper survey AFAIK, but the GDPR opt-out rate is very very low, which provides weak evidence. This is not evidence of numbers, but I have an existence proof in that I also personally know a lot of people who know and insist on not opting out.

[gpderetta]

> GDPR opt-out rate is very very low,

Then again GDPR requires opt-in, but most sites ignore that and many make the opt out extremely time consuming.

[100100010001]

Your proof is that you “personally know a lot of people who know and insist on not opting out”? That’s anecdotal evidence at best (aka not proof).

[afiori]

At best this proves that this law is harmless.