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No, it's very clear. From the guidelines: > Consent will not be free in cases where there is any element of compulsion, pressure or inability to exercise free
by matsemann 7y ago
No, it's very clear. From the guidelines:
> Consent will not be free in cases where there is any element of compulsion, pressure or inability to exercise free will
- markandrewj 7y agoIt should also be a law that customers can not be opted-in by default, or through consent buried in a 100 page TOS agreement. There should be a requirement that the question is presented to the user in a clear way.
- zimpenfish 7y agohttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1528874672298&uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=15288746... Article 7 is the key bit, specifically entry 2: "...the request for consent shall be presented in a manner which is clearly distinguishable from the other matters, in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language." (edited to remove superfluous GDPR reference)
- markandrewj 7y agoGDPR unfortunately doesn't apply in North America. I know there may be other clauses in American, or Canadian law (I am Canadian), but this is in no way enforced. I can think of multiple services, where the first thing I have to do after creating an account, is go and toggle opt-out in all the places the setting has been buried.
- matsemann 7y agoIt is. The consent has to be explicit and informed.
- gingerlime 7y agoBut even companies like Apple (which claims to champion privacy) blatantly don’t seem to care https://blog.gingerlime.com/2020/does-apple-care-about-your-privacy/ https://blog.gingerlime.com/2020/does-apple-care-about-your-...