[roger110]

I think the US basically sees DMA, GDPR, etc as a tariff

[ta9000]

It’s definitely made browsing the open web a worse experience. There should be global opt in/out.

[ben_w]

There was, the ad agencies either ignored it, or worse used it as an additional signal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track

[Frieren]

> There should be global opt in/out.

They should not be. That there is people willing to give their data to big corporations and foreign countries by extension puts everybody at risk. It is a matter of national security and it should not be allowed, no opt in option.

[croon]

Companies made browsing the web a bad experience, not GDPR.

This sentiment is so widespread I'm starting to wonder if it's astroturfed by anti-GDPR lobbying.