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Is GN getting too intrusive?

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MaizieD Fri 14-Aug-20 13:56:21

Isn't it an extension of the 'I accept cookies' pop up?

I went through it, there are several 'consents' asked for and they are all set to 'no consent'; you have to actively consent to most of them.

Considering I'm now being followed around by ads for a clothes site I looked at yesterday I really don't see that there's much to be done to stop this, bar using incognito windows for browsing.

Hi WwMk2 grin It feels like long time no see...

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GrandmaKT Fri 14-Aug-20 13:56:21

It would have been nice for GN Admin to put a post up explaining that we should expect this, and the reasons and implications.

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lemongrove Fri 14-Aug-20 13:55:32

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.)

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Oopsadaisy3 Fri 14-Aug-20 13:52:41

Hasn’t everyone had this message today then?

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 14-Aug-20 13:49:37

Absolutely not!

Considering leaving.

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Oopsadaisy3 Fri 14-Aug-20 13:42:35
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Opened GN this afternoonto find a large pop up message basically asking for consent for access to my device and all other devices in my household for advertising purposes, some I could block and some I couldn’t. I wasn’t able to bypass the pop up , I had to consent or not be allowed onto this site.
I don’t want GN to have access to my data or my family’s , I don’t mind the cookie as it lets me into GN without having to log in each time.
However I haven’t been given a choice, this means that I put up with it or I leave, I don’t want to do either.
I have attached some screen shots of the pop up message.(i might have used a photo twice! But last time I went back out of preview I lost the whole thing). Of course GN might delete this before anyone reads it. It’s annoying but this might be goodbye from me...... have you all had this message and hat have you decided to do about it? Are you happy for GN or their advertisers to be able to read every click on a website or App that you have in your home? I’m not.

EDIT by GNHQ: Please see more info on the new consent form here

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