In case it has faded from people's memory, PRIVACY IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT [youthforhumanrights.org] - enshrined in laws across the planet.
That wasn't some arbitrary, weird, one-man-and-his-hobby-horse decision, this was the result of a serious amount of very costly and capable people sitting together and hammering out basic principles. A bit like the US Constitution that US politicians appear so keen to ignore.
So, from that principle, not wanting to be tracked IS the legally correct default, DNT should have never been needed
Except that an EULA is not a legally binding agreement in a large part of the EU, and also many nations in the EU does not permit signing away some rights enshrined in law even with informed consent.
186,000 Miles per Second. It's not just a good idea. IT'S THE LAW.
Legally, DNT *IS* the default (Score:2, Insightful)
In case it has faded from people's memory, PRIVACY IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT [youthforhumanrights.org] - enshrined in laws across the planet.
That wasn't some arbitrary, weird, one-man-and-his-hobby-horse decision, this was the result of a serious amount of very costly and capable people sitting together and hammering out basic principles. A bit like the US Constitution that US politicians appear so keen to ignore.
So, from that principle, not wanting to be tracked IS the legally correct default, DNT should have never been needed
Re:Legally, DNT *IS* the default (Score:2)
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