2026-03-06 07:37 UTC
@Edent@mastodon.social more importantly, WTF is ‘legitimate interest’?
Like, at the most basic level, shouldn’t all requests for data be based ok a ‘legitimate interest’?
Replies (1)
-
@mjr@masto.bike 2026-03-06 07:43
@ttmevans@mstdn.social @Edent@mastodon.social https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/legitimate-interests/what-is-the-legitimate-interests-basis/ And maybe they should, but 'consent' is another legal basis for data collection, which is why bad sites make consent easy and refusal clunky.