09-23-2019, 04:38 PM
@Decent12: That's due to the same European law GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Act and it's points (the same act, as a consequence of such Hostlease and HostDoc collect an ID card of their user before assigning a VPS). Pretty much it requires companies to share with their users in full, what information they're collecting about them and such others. Compliance with GDPR means you'll have to clearly state all that including what cookies you store in the user's browser as well as your privacy policy. Basically all companies in EU are obliged to do that.
Due to this, at HelioHost too, we state clearly what cookies we store and have a well-defined Privacy Policy, even that HelioHost isn't based in the EU.
Personally, I'd say that I agree with this. Users have a right of knowing what measures do the company they're dealing with takes to protect their privacy. That'll to a great extent, help in controlling websites which store unauthorised cookies into your browser. I mean all this is done to make the web, safe for browsing and dealings as such.
Now again to mention, I don't quite agree with that policy if GDPR wherein users are supposed to share their ID card so that the companies know who is it they're selling their products to. But again others will argue that if companies are sharing the way they're operating openly, why don't they take a preventive measure by verifying that person whom they're dealing with, which is quite a valid argument.
However, I've a counter argument for this too. Companies are only revealing the way they operate, however you're asking the users to share their ID card, something that's completely private to an individual. Afterall you never know who's the person behind the screen who's asking you to share your ID? That's a mutual trust, but there are enough fake companies nowadays to break that trust. Maybe the person is a notorious criminal, who have malicious intentions. Who knows?
Regards,
Due to this, at HelioHost too, we state clearly what cookies we store and have a well-defined Privacy Policy, even that HelioHost isn't based in the EU.
Personally, I'd say that I agree with this. Users have a right of knowing what measures do the company they're dealing with takes to protect their privacy. That'll to a great extent, help in controlling websites which store unauthorised cookies into your browser. I mean all this is done to make the web, safe for browsing and dealings as such.
Now again to mention, I don't quite agree with that policy if GDPR wherein users are supposed to share their ID card so that the companies know who is it they're selling their products to. But again others will argue that if companies are sharing the way they're operating openly, why don't they take a preventive measure by verifying that person whom they're dealing with, which is quite a valid argument.
However, I've a counter argument for this too. Companies are only revealing the way they operate, however you're asking the users to share their ID card, something that's completely private to an individual. Afterall you never know who's the person behind the screen who's asking you to share your ID? That's a mutual trust, but there are enough fake companies nowadays to break that trust. Maybe the person is a notorious criminal, who have malicious intentions. Who knows?
Regards,