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I'm pretty sure GDPR states that it must be opt-in in a non deceiving manner.
by hvidgaard 6y ago
I'm pretty sure GDPR states that it must be opt-in in a non deceiving manner.
- emn13 6y agoExactly; that's the point. An opt in that is coercive is not a valid grounds for holding personal data, ergo, that data is held illegally and subject to enforcement by a data-protection authority. Doesn't matter if everyone clicked yes. A coercive opt-in isn't so much illegal; it's simply void. Having a coercive opt-in would be fine yet weird (as I understand it) if you then proceeded to only retain and process personal information to the extent you would be permitted without the opt-in. (IANAL, and only as far as the GDPR is concerned, perhaps if it's misleading enough that violates some fraud statutes somewhere, but that's a different issue).