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Then you don't understand the most fundamental thing about the GDPR: "Kopplungsverbot" (german privacy law had that for ages before GDPR). You can't force someo

Then you don't understand the most fundamental thing about the GDPR: "Kopplungsverbot" (german privacy law had that for ages before GDPR). You can't force someone to consent to marketing because he wants to use your service. Everything that is not part of the core service needs consent that can be withdrawn at every time. The core service of facebook is access to the network, not that my data is processed to show me better advertising. The advertising is in facebook's interest, not mine. "But we make our revenue from ads" is not a valid explanation. If your service was "sign up to see better ads", then that would be your core business and no consent needed. Best thing ever happend.

agensaequivocum 8y ago
That is insane. As a private company they have the right to do business with whom they please. If a company refuses service because a potiential customer doesn't agree to their term, it is the companies right. No one is entitled to a good or service of some one else.
- joepie91_ 8y ago
  That is absolutely incorrect for a multitude of reasons, ranging from anti-discriminatory laws, to antitrust laws, to contract law, to indeed privacy legislation. This kind of "corporations have absolute rights to do whatever they want as long as it's agreed to" stance is specific to the US. The rest of the Western world doesn't do that, and for very good reason - it makes for an extremely unhealthy society where corporations no longer act in the best interest of society.