https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424124
--- Comment #3 from Albert Astals Cid <aa...@kde.org> --- (In reply to Ingo Klöcker from comment #2) > That's why I've rated it as "minor" issue. > > The text could be changed if we detect that tracking is blocked (but I don't > know how to detect this). Currently, it reads "If you do not agree with the > storage and evaluation of your data from your visit, then you can opt-out of > storage and usage via a mouse click.", but then there's just an error > instead of an opt-out button. An evil lawyer could probably sue us. > > In fact, it's even worse. According to a recent ruling of the German highest > court (Bundesgerichtshof) the visitors of our websites have to opt-in > explicitly into tracking. Tracking them by default with the option to > opt-out is against the law. Maybe websites have already been changed > accordingly and ask the users for active consent. I'm not a lawyer and totally not a german lawyer, but IMHO we don't do anything that can be considered tracking, we just count visits. Actually the only way to say you don't want to be counted is for us to actively start tracking you (i.e. give you a cookie) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
