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icedchai
on Jan 18, 2019
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GDPR complaints say Amazon, Spotify, and others ar...
Feel free to "opt out" by getting a VPN and putting your browser in private mode.
flatfilefan
on Jan 19, 2019
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The browser/os/hardware footprint plus the fact you’re using an VPN allows for your identification even with the private browsing on.
rad_gruchalski
on Jan 18, 2019
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That’s not how it supposed to work. Ask an average Joe to execute these steps and observe the looks on their face.
icedchai
on Jan 18, 2019
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The average Joe is going to get tracked then. Most companies outside of the EU are never going to respect the GDPR.
If you want to "not get tracked" you have to take things into your own hands.
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