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But wouldn't different ads be a different service?

• samwillis 4y ago
  No, under GDPR you can't coerce a user into give up their privacy in order to receive the service for free. If they offer the service for free, the tracking still need to be opt in.
  • WithinReason 4y ago
    "But wouldn't different ads be a different service?" meaning wouldn't serving more annoying ads to the free tier be such coercion?
  • nwellnhof 4y ago
    If this was true, every major German news website would violate the GDPR because that's exactly what they do. Can you cite the relevant GDPR article?
    • layer8 4y ago
      Those websites are in violation of the GDPR. Article 7 item 4: “When assessing whether consent is freely given, utmost account shall be taken of whether, inter alia, the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is conditional on consent to the processing of personal data that is not necessary for the performance of that contract.” This basically means that if providing the service is made conditional on consent of personal data processing despite the processing not being necessary for the service, then the consent can’t really be considered to be freely given.
      • nwellnhof 4y ago
        That's a misconception. "Provision of a service" only means paid services and doesn't apply to websites offering content for free.
• seydor 4y ago
  Doubt, as long as the content is the same