Wow… How did they argue that consent was still “freely given”? And also that it is “as easy” to give as it is to withdraw consent?
Relevant quotes:
Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment.
It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent.
CNIL (French privacy body) ruled that it was legal except for government websites. A lot of French newspapers do it.
Wow… How did they argue that consent was still “freely given”? And also that it is “as easy” to give as it is to withdraw consent?
Relevant quotes:
They say it’s legal, as it is a viable alternative to tracking, but has to be a reasonable amount.
https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookie-walls-la-cnil-publie-des-premiers-criteres-devaluation
Damn… That is very disappointing.