> Assholes like Google still do not ask for consent. Google do ask for consent where required, but consent isn't required. There's various legal bases for the

> Assholes like Google still do not ask for consent. Google do ask for consent where required, but consent isn't required. There's various legal bases for the processing of data according to the GDPR (including for the performance of a contract and for legitimate business interests). Google just invested more in lawyers to use the GDPR strategically so they would have to change as little of their processes as possible. Companies that don't understand the GDPR or privacy spent a fortune on consultants that milked them for money. Such companies seem to think the GDPR is a doomsday weapon and a revolution. It really isn't.