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TeMPOraL on Dec 10, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple’s Ad-Targeting Crackdown Shakes Up Ad Market

> They'll usually auto sign up the customer to their product emails

Fortunately, at least in the EU that's illegal.

tpxl on Dec 10, 2019 [–]

Under GDPR this kind of self advertising falls under legitimate use of an email address, so if you inform the user you'll send them the emails, it's legal to do so without explicit opt-in. (AFAIK IANAL)

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