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> Do you have a source for this? https://gdpr.eu/ https://gdpr.eu/ It's quite comprehensive, but article 4 on consent.

• frereubu 4y ago
  They'd probably try to rely on legitimate interest rather than consent, but it would depend to a large extent on how personalised and automated the messages were.
  • yakak 4y ago
    Good luck with that. Most legitimate interests require the reason to be defensive or a relationship to exist where there's an expectation they would need to process your data. I am legitimately interested in spamming you is not really a defense.
    • frereubu 4y ago
      To be clear, I wasn't defending it - I was just saying that they'd probably try to claim that rather than consent. I agree that they'd likely fail if it actually came to a court case.
  • rat9988 4y ago
    Legitimate interest is not vague enough to be relied on.
  • iamacyborg 4y ago
    Legitimate interest is not a valid legal means of processing data that has been scraped for marketing purposes.