The first example given in the post involves consent banners and I’m surprised they don’t even mention the option to not track users in the first place.
Unless your website absolutely needs to fingerprint/track users, it’s better to simply opt for a solution that doesn’t require a consent prompt at all.
It's not even about tracking, sessions are perfectly cromulent under GDPR without popups. It's only if you start tracking users without any other purpose than marketing/spamming when GDPR steps in and demands you ask the user for a permission.
Unfortuantely over 99% of websites just want to sell your data because they see it as "free" extra income.
The purpose of users is to provide data for the websites key stakeholders which are organisations buying data and occasionally advertising space.
The design of every major website and platform is to maximise the collection of data. I would say that the designers, developers and other have been remarkably successful in these endeavours.
For websites trying to sell goods and services the situation is no better. They have no interest in users other than to sell their products.
I cannot remember the last time I visited a website that had any focus on the user and their actual needs and aspirations. As a community of designers and developers I think we have forgotten how to do that.
But who can blame the websites. They need to generate profits and users (other than HN readers) are happy to pay with data.
I am disappointed when I pay money and still the primary objective of the user experience is data collection but what can I do.
I hope the people that sold advertisers the need to track people should have a cushy place in hell. Usable cookie banners aren't really enough to be really user friendly.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 25.1 ms ] threadUnless your website absolutely needs to fingerprint/track users, it’s better to simply opt for a solution that doesn’t require a consent prompt at all.
Unfortuantely over 99% of websites just want to sell your data because they see it as "free" extra income.
The design of every major website and platform is to maximise the collection of data. I would say that the designers, developers and other have been remarkably successful in these endeavours.
For websites trying to sell goods and services the situation is no better. They have no interest in users other than to sell their products.
I cannot remember the last time I visited a website that had any focus on the user and their actual needs and aspirations. As a community of designers and developers I think we have forgotten how to do that.
But who can blame the websites. They need to generate profits and users (other than HN readers) are happy to pay with data.
I am disappointed when I pay money and still the primary objective of the user experience is data collection but what can I do.