no, in fact gdpr requires that they get consent before they process the data.

They are not preventing people from accessing the data, only indefinite storage as i understand. They may claim that storage is needed for the processing (which might make sense, they want to train on the whole time series).

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ptx 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Recital 11 of the GDPR says that consent must be "freely given", and recital 43 says (in part):

"Consent is presumed not to be freely given if it does not allow separate consent to be given to different personal data processing operations despite it being appropriate in the individual case, or if the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is dependent on the consent despite such consent not being necessary for such performance."

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wolvoleo 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes but that consent must be given freely. There can't be undue pressure. Unfortunately this part is not well defined but it looks like the AI training part is not required to deliver the service to the specific user so I do think that if challenged it will be ruled afoul of GDPR.

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abroszka33 3 hours ago | parent [-]

I think Facebook lost a similar lawsuit recently where you had to accept that they can use your data or pay to access the site. And it was found illegal in the EU.

The problem is that it takes years and users don't wait for years. There should be a way to harm these companies more on the EU level.

	▲	kivle 34 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'm in Norway, and I never consented in that dialog box, so my Facebook account is in limbo. The dialog still appears when I go to Facebook, years later, so I don't think anything has changed?
	▲	antalis 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They can get fined for up to 2 or 4% of their global annual revenue depending on the violation severity.

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varispeed 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Indeed, gdpr was created for corporations to have legal basis to process and sell data. Before gdpr it was a gray area. It was never about privacy.