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I'm not an expert and not on either side, but couldn't a notice like "by agreeing to these terms you allow us to turn on telemetry by default, and you are free

I'm not an expert and not on either side, but couldn't a notice like "by agreeing to these terms you allow us to turn on telemetry by default, and you are free to simply not use this software instead" be allowed?

philistine 2y ago
Absolutely NOT!
- ranger_danger 2y ago
  Why not? Can you cite a specific law text ?
SahAssar 2y ago
Nope, consent cannot be a prerequisite of using the service/software, if it is available in the EU (or UK, since they grandfathered in GDPR after brexit) it must be usable with or without consent. That is the reason many local non-EU ad-supported businesses (like local papers in the US) outright block all EU traffic. For example if I go to https://www.chicagotribune.com/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/ I get a blank page saying "This content is not available in your region". Manjaro could do something similar by just blocking EU users from downloading it.