{"id":49611,"date":"2023-10-27T21:40:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/privacy-advocate-challenges-youtubes-ad-blocking-detection-scripts-under-eu-law\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:40:19","slug":"privacy-advocate-challenges-youtubes-ad-blocking-detection-scripts-under-eu-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/privacy-advocate-challenges-youtubes-ad-blocking-detection-scripts-under-eu-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Advocate Challenges YouTube&#8217;s Ad Blocking Detection Scripts Under EU Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> <center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Privacy advocate challenges YouTube&#8217;s ad blocking detection scripts under EU law <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MTYV3JMhUF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/MTYV3JMhUF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Register (@TheRegister) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRegister\/status\/1717483483436929056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, privacy advocate Alexander Hanff filed a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) decrying YouTube&#8217;s deployment of JavaScript code to detect the use of ad blocking extensions. YouTube now rolls out a message to most users using an adblocker, advising them to disable it. If a user ignores the message, they get three chances before playback is completely disabled. To remove the block, you either disable your adblocker or subscribe to their YouTube Premium. <b>Or<\/b>, find an alternative way to get around YouTube&#8217;s sensors (which most do).<\/p>\n<p>But, in order to present that popup, YouTube needs to run a script (changed at least twice a day) to detect any adblock a user may be running. And that script, Hanff believes, violates the EU&#8217;s ePrivacy Directive, because YouTube did not first ask for explicit consent to conduct such browser interrogation.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Irish DPC told <i>The Register<\/i> that Hanff&#8217;s complaint had been received, but declined to comment further while it is being evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>Google did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read a more detailed article at the source.<\/p>\n<p><br \/><b><i>ONTD, have you been having any trouble with YouTube recently?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRegister\/status\/1717483483436929056?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center> <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/127122443.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy advocate challenges YouTube&#8217;s ad blocking detection scripts under EU law https:\/\/t.co\/MTYV3JMhUF \u2014 The Register (@TheRegister) October 26, 2023 Last week, privacy advocate Alexander Hanff filed a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) decrying YouTube&#8217;s deployment of JavaScript code to detect the use of ad blocking extensions. 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