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Study · We checked 168 European shops. Half of those with a banner tracked shoppers without their OK.Results by consent tool, the trackers that ignored Reject, and the accessibility issues every shop had. Free to reuse with credit.Read the study
153of 168 showed a banner
52%tracked without an OK
26%kept tracking after Reject
162of 162 had accessibility issues
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