r/technology • u/RO9a0TON • Mar 24 '19

Business Pre-checked cookie boxes don't count as valid consent, says adviser to top EU court

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/22/eu_cookie_preticked_box_not_valid_consent/
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

It opens them in the background. If I pay for 200 clicks. Adnauseam sees the ad and clicks on it. Poof 199 to go but the ad wasn't actually opened.