Comment by bad_user

3 years ago

The parent complains that lawmakers don't understand fingerprinting, or that companies like Google are trying to avoid the regulation of fingerprinting by focusing on cookies. Such statements are false.

You're moving the discussion towards law enforcement.

Well, DPAs in EU are overwhelmed, but lawsuits and rulings are progressing. For instance, Facebook found out that they can't force behavioral advertising via their ToS or via legitimate interests:

https://thisisunpacked.substack.com/p/the-eu-war-on-behavior...

I'd also add that small companies may fly under the radar, but big companies like Google and Meta are big targets.