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Re: Illegal weather forecast website?

From Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Illegal weather forecast website?
Date 2025-10-26 21:05 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <10dm2fi$9esi$2@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <1rkpr8a.1h99tyk1xh8qvgN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <10dkkpu$3sj7r$1@dont-email.me> <P0n*O23pA@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>

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Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have noticed an increasing trend with some sites, particularly news, that
>> require you to either get a subscription or accept all cookies. 
>> 
>> Not sure whether that's illegal or not and possibly a wrinkle that's
>> allowed since brexit. 
> 
> The ICO recently ruled that 'consent or pay' is legal:
> https://cy.ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/online-tracking/consent-or-pay/
> 
> So of course everyone's at it.
> 

That explains it.

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