[eitau_1]

Most baffling thing is that sometimes you can't opt-out from "always active" stuff that still involve hundreds of "partners"; see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844691

[user34283]

Users can opt-out by not using the service or buying an ad-free version if available.

One would think that developers should not be forced to offer for free a version monetized with 60% less effective ads. And I understand currently this is indeed not the case for small developers, they can offer paid ad-free or free but with personalized ads. Large platforms apparently cannot.

[sdoering]

If you want to do business in the EU, just follow the law.

You are not allowed to sell Heroin to anyone in Germany. I don't see you making the argument, that we should - in the same fashion as with digital spyware using companies - not target drug dealers. Becase hey, people can just decide to not buy drugs.

[Edit]: Typo

[moi2388]

That’s not how the GDPR and cookie laws work at all