Is GN getting too intrusive?

I agree, we should have had some warning.

Not impressed by this, at all!

If you’re on an apple device and go into settings, you can switch on ‘Limit Add tracking’ which might help.

Actually, GNHQ have been behaving very oddly just lately. Deleting threads by posters who have been here for a long while yet leaving absolute rubbish to stand.

Is there a new team?

Expect I'll be banned now for daring to question.

GNHQ - where are you?

I shall see what they have to say before I flounce but I may join the queue for the exit.

'All other devices in the household'?
It will also snoop on devices belonging to relatives who live with me?

GNHQ need to explain this to us properly, not with a lot of jargon.

The problem was as far as I am concerned is that we had no option for some of the stuff.

Feel very uncomfortable about that.

Yes, I've just had the message too and said no to most options but had to consent by default to the last questions.
Too much intrusion into our lives, it is frightening.

I hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread, Oopsadaisy, but does anyone know how to get rid of Pinterest? I stupidly followed a link and seem to have joined but can't find out how to even log out! I really dislike it.

Anyway, I’m about to flounce off.
It’s a shame as I will miss GN but not enough to have my every keyboard click monitored and collected.

Some did not have an option!!

Didn’t everyone read this blasted message properly?

LaRia44

I had that pop up. I didn’t consent to anything. I moved all the buttons to not allow anything. I fully expected to not be able to access GN, here I am. I’m using an iPad, not sure if that makes a difference.

Exactly what LaRia44 said, except I am using a MacBook.

I had the message.

I assumed if the 'dot' was grey it meant no and if you changed it to blue it meant you agreed.

I left them all grey

I had that pop up. I didn’t consent to anything. I moved all the buttons to not allow anything. I fully expected to not be able to access GN, here I am. I’m using an iPad, not sure if that makes a difference.

Bluebell you should have looked harder , if you had scrolled down there were some ( one is a screen print on my OP) that had no select switch for yes or no, it was pre selected as consent.

I just went through the list, didn't select any of the options and submitted.

This is the same for most websites and apps, it's just that gransnet has made it easier to understand and opt out than most

I had the message and ticked no to everything

Haha ?not as yet.....but it can only be a matter of time.

Before anyone pulls any plugs MawB can I ask “How is Hattie dog now?”

lemongrove

I would prefer not ( had to agree to get onto the site) but you know, so many already have access to what you are looking at on your devices, which is why ads constantly pop up for something that you have viewed or bought already.It’s so that the advertisers can target you ( and they pay the bills for sites such as this.)

Have we had any ads for brands of tea yet?
PG Tips? Yorkshire? Earl Grey - also delicious cold.

Beside the “Consent” button was one saying “Manage Options”
I looked through most of those and one question was “What happens if I don’t consent?” I cannot now remember the actual answer but it seemed to imply that nothing would happen. However I couldn’t see an option anywhere to refuse consent so I suppose the only alternative would be to leave the site fir good.

GNHQ should certainly have warned us about this. Given us a chance to at least be prepared for it rather than sticking up a notice blocking our access unless we agreed. Blunt, crass, rude.

Should we put this on 'Site Stuff'?

Then Gnet might respond and explain what it's all about.

I wonder if mumsnet has the same message, and what they think about it (as they seem to have more of a voice with HQ)?

Not happy.
Our local newspaper is sponsored by so many ads now all around the main story it is really hard to read and concentrate.
Is that what gn will become like? Sorry to be negative.

The very first pic I put on is an automatic consent not an option, remember this is the whole of your device not just whilst you are on here.

No, not all are allowed to be agreed or not, my iPad is set to the highest privacy levels, hence I don’t get any adverts on this site, unless I disable the setting.

I think that this was sneaked in and I wasn’t given any option but to consent.

And I’m still dithering about it.

Yes I had the message too and am also thinking about leaving.