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Outsourcing data processing to service providers is no excuse not to comply with GDPR, it is still up to the controller to ensure that the GDPR is complied with. | Outsourcing data processing to service providers is no excuse not to comply with GDPR, it is still up to the controller to ensure that the GDPR is complied with. | ||
==Consent-or-pay== | |||
''Main article: [[Consent-or-pay]]'' | |||
In response to the GDPR's demand for transparency in data collection, some companies have began a new practice in which viewers may enter the company's website either by accepting all cookies or by paying a monthly fee to protect their privacy. Although the fee's purpose is to offset the lost revenue from cookie rejection, it has been considered coercive and predatory by some, including policymakers, and Meta has been investigated and fined in 2024 for this practice. | |||
It is unclear how the European Commission will continue to handle the consent-or-pay practice in the future. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Consent-or-pay]] | |||
*https://gdprhub.eu, a wiki summarizing GDPR-related decisions by authorities and courts across Europe | *https://gdprhub.eu, a wiki summarizing GDPR-related decisions by authorities and courts across Europe | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||