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That just incentives organizations to not even provide an opt-out.
by smabie 6y ago
That just incentives organizations to not even provide an opt-out.
- Macha 6y agoThe requirement is that mailing lists should be opt in. This means both no opt out option checkboxes that default to opting in are non compliant. Laws and regulations are not code, especially in Europe, a "well technically" approach is not going to get you far
- CalRobert 6y agoWhich is why making things opt-out by default and forcing an explicit, voluntary opt-in is a key part of GDPR.
- jacquesm 6y agoThen they would violate the specificity requirement, which states that you can not use data for a purpose that you did not disclose when you originally gathered it.