- A network of 24 media extensions that are installed on 800,000 users and collected viewing data and demographic information on major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Apple TV, and others
- 12 separate ad blockers with a combined install base of over 5.5 million users openly selling user data
- Nearly 50 other extensions, with over 100,000 users in aggregate, that collected and resold users’ browsing data
In the US maybe, I doubt this is legal in the EU. It is most definitely illegal with sensitive data like health data.
I doubt they care about EU laws.
Then the EU can force Google to remove or disable them for EU users.
You’d be surprised. When fines are commonly in the billions, they start to care as a matter of fact. At least proper companies do. Criminals with scam businesses are a different story of course.
Not many proper companies in America, at least none of the large ones
In the EU you must give explicit consent.