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‘Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over ‘forced consent’’
“Schrems argues that the companies are using a strategy of “forced consent” to continue processing the individuals’ personal data — when in fact the law requires that users be given a free choice unless a consent is strictly necessary for provision of the service.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/25/facebook-google-face-first-gdpr-complaints-over-forced-consent/
Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/facebook-google-face-first-gdpr-complaints-over-forced-consent/2154
@indie This does not surprise me. I just wonder how this may end up playing out. If it's happening already, maybe my hope that "maybe in a year" we will get some idea what actually happens.
