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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by rpastuszak on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:18AM (#34247437)
> If I am understanding this correctly, GDPR means that you must legally accept free riders, ie. you cannot deny service if they don't want it.

Nope, that's not correct.

Edit: it is correct. Rarely I'm so happy to be wrong.

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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by whimsicalism on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:23AM (#34247549)
> Users must be able to withdraw consent at any time and Meta may not limit the service if users choose to do so.

Explain this sentence if my understanding is incorrect.

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Re:Meta prohibited from using personal data for advertisement by rpastuszak on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @11:36AM (#34247747)
You're right, thanks for responding! I've updated my comment.
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