It depends on the comtext, but generally you require explicit permission for data-related stuff which means something like a checkbox or a signature.
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ensignrick@startrek.website 1 year agoI’m all for this protection but for the sake of argument isn’t use of the service consent to begin with? Or is that the American argument around these types of regulation?
0xD@infosec.pub 1 year ago
TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That’s how the corporate-written laws in the USA handle it most likely. The EU actually has some amount of consumer protection. Burying it in a 100 page terms of service document doesn’t count as consent either.