Yes, it's a violation of GDPR to tell people that they're consenting. You have to ask them, and they have to perform an "affirmative act" - even a pre-checked c

Yes, it's a violation of GDPR to tell people that they're consenting. You have to ask them, and they have to perform an "affirmative act" - even a pre-checked checkbox is a violation. The main relevant sections are probably: Article 7: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-7-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-7-gdpr/ Recital 32 (explains some of the valid/invalid methods): https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-32/ https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-32/