That rubric only applies when the users aren’t actively and maliciously sabotaging the system, which privacy-subverting websites absolutely are. (And everyone else is cargo-cutting their behavior.)

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chatmasta 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

To be fair, I’m sabotaging it from the other side with my ad-blocker.

	▲	kevin_thibedeau 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Defending yourself from abuse is not an excuse for others to engage in abuse. I have no issue with passive 90's-style ads. I don't need to block them. I use my abuse-blocker to handle more concerning problems.

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WesolyKubeczek 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Note that the most annoying consent banners come from advertising conglomerates (IAB comes to mind). Well who would think they wouldn’t sabotage anything?