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Today, noyb has filed a complaint against the popular online dictionary dict.cc. The GDPR requires that consent is freely given, informed, specific and unambiguous. However, when visiting dict.cc, users are nudged into consenting to online tracking by a staggering 1,741 (!) “partners” with a single click. This makes it impossible for users to know exactly who has access to their data and how it is actually used. While dict.cc is an extreme example, requests to blindly waive your right to privacy for countless third parties is unfortunately a common issue with websites and apps relying on online advertising, even 8 years after the GDPR came into force.

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Uninformed consent. dict.cc’s consent request currently mentions 1,741 “partner” companies that would be granted access to the device and the personal data of users. Reading all of their privacy policies would at least take 170 hours (even if you just scan each policy for 6 minutes). That is more than an entire week for one single consent request. In addition, these “partners” often say that they forward your data even further. For the complainant, as well as for other website users, this makes it practically impossible to understand the consequences of their “consent”. […]

Clairement.

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