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I know we all have our pitchforks out, and I hate tracking as much as everyone else here, but "tracking" is a very broad term, and is not always malicious. Unless you want to outlaw access logs, for example.


I see nothing wrong with outlawing access logs. They were invented and standardized at a time when the IP address field did not map 1:1 to the building in which you and your children sleep.


> but "tracking" is a very broad term

Which is why it should be defined in the law. The GDPR and the ePrivacy directive define what counts as tracking and what is acceptable. See for example:

https://commission.europa.eu/resources-partners/europa-web-g...

I don’t think GP is suggesting we just make a law that says “u track, u pay fine”.




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