Questions tagged [website]
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Can I legally make a website about boycotting a certain company?
Located in the US. Can I make a website which is specifically aimed at boycotting a certain company?
There is no lawsuit between myself and the company.
There would be no defamation on the website and no editorials or subjective content. There…
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Would GDPR affect my own personal website?
I am developing my own website with a blog, portfolio and tutorials, which will be accessible to the public.
As I am the only person who is in charge (my personal site), would I have to oblige to GDPR?
What I want to do is make an administrator…
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Do Github Projects by Germans Require an "Imprint" (Link) in their Readme?
As is discussed in various places, German law requires an "imprint"/"Impressum" (a page with some contact information, such as a physical address and an e-mail address, on the person responsible for the site) for virtually every1 website.
In a…
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Legality of online publishing of public records containing home addresses of large #'s of people?
Suppose that:
(1) a person living in Washington state receives a large number of documents from a public records request, each containing names and mailing addresses (for hundreds of thousands of people in total), along with a variety of other data;…
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Do cookie banners need to change for GDPR compliance?
Many sites these days display a "cookie banner" which declares that cookies are being used on the site, generally with a link to a policy document, which state that continued use of the site amounts to implicit consent to the use of cookies.
Some…
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Revoking my right to defend my Intellectual Property by using Let's Encrypt
Agreement: https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.1.1-August-1-2016.pdf
Section of interest:
BY WAY OF FURTHER EXPLANATION REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THE DISCLAIMER,
AND WITHOUT WAIVING OR LIMITING THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY, ISRG DOES
NOT MAKE,…
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Is it really possible to use Google Analytics without consent, and if so, why exactly?
I'm asking about the GDPR and the European Union. Lots of websites claim that it is possible to use Google Analytics without asking for the user's consent. Even some answers here suggest that it is possible. You just need to change some settings in…
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GDPR and deleting users from wiki changelogs
According to the GDPR §17, users have a right to request the deletion of personal data. I am wondering how this applies to wikis.
In my case, when users edit a page, that edit is associated with their username by writing it to a changelog of that…
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Bypassing website's paywall by modifying HTTP request headers
Recently I see some debates about bypassing paywalls by modifying browser's HTTP request as stated on ghack.
Most paywalled websites allow users to read a certain number of free articles before blocking them outside of the paywall. They do it by…
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GDPR Compliance: Do all Cookies require Opt-In?
Given a Web Site which uses cookies for the following:
User Preferences
Bookmarked Articles
Cookie Preferences
what explicit permissions would be required from the user?
Here I anticipate the cookies would be set from JavaScript, so no…
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Do default Apache logs violate the GDPR?
Joe is a completely novice Web developer who sets up an Apache server on its defaults, which include collection of log files which basically say "this specific file was requested by this specific IP address using this specific client string at this…
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If photos are PII under GDPR, how are most photos on the web legal?
It has been established that identifiable photos of individuals are Personally identifiable information. They MAY even be Special Category Data. It seems to me that ones photo is the most personal and the most identifiable form of data…
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What happens if I alter the text on a web page before clicking "agree"?
Modern browsers offer the ability to edit the HTML source of a page while viewing it; for instance, on Firefox, with right click - inspect element - right click on the line highlighted in blue - edit as HTML, I can modify any text appearing in any…
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Do marketing emails require consent?
I am getting spammed with marketing emails from Tough Mudder. Their unsubscribe link takes me to a page where I have to either accept the fact they will send me emails or unsubscribe from everything, including important event information that has…
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How much evidence do I need in their ban appeal that they are actually 13+ to unban someone who was banned for being under 13 (to comply with COPPA)?
Since my site collects personal information, people under 13 years of age are not allowed because of the COPPA law (and the site is not directed towards children).
The most common ban appeals that these people make are:
The person claims they were…
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