Matt Burgess on Nostr: New from me: Pornhub is facing GDPR complaints for allegedly illegally processing ...
New from me: Pornhub is facing GDPR complaints for allegedly illegally processing people’s data.
It’s claimed:
- Pornhub doesn’t ask for consent to use tracking cookies. All that appears on its homepage is a notice saying cookies are used and an ‘OK’ button, there’s no way to opt out
- It’s unclear what data Pornhub shares with third party companies and its own network of businesses
- And Pornhub assigns people sexual preferences based on the videos they watch, with no way to consent to this or change it
Perhaps most surprising, to me, is Pornhub keeps a list of the videos you watch saved in your browser. Each time you watch a video, it’s ID is added to a growing list (even if you’re not logged in)
Cyprus’s data protection regulator has confirmed and audit into Pornhub is ongoing
Full story: https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-tracking-cookies-gdpr-video-history/ #news #technology #tech #privacy #infosec
It’s claimed:
- Pornhub doesn’t ask for consent to use tracking cookies. All that appears on its homepage is a notice saying cookies are used and an ‘OK’ button, there’s no way to opt out
- It’s unclear what data Pornhub shares with third party companies and its own network of businesses
- And Pornhub assigns people sexual preferences based on the videos they watch, with no way to consent to this or change it
Perhaps most surprising, to me, is Pornhub keeps a list of the videos you watch saved in your browser. Each time you watch a video, it’s ID is added to a growing list (even if you’re not logged in)
Cyprus’s data protection regulator has confirmed and audit into Pornhub is ongoing
Full story: https://www.wired.com/story/pornhub-tracking-cookies-gdpr-video-history/ #news #technology #tech #privacy #infosec