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Orange România's ID request isn't 'freely given' consent for data, EU legal opinion says

By Matthew Newman ( March 4, 2020, 11:24 GMT | Insight) -- Customers of Orange România haven’t provided “freely given” consent under EU data-protection rules to the copying and storage of their identification cards unless they are told of the consequences of refusing to provide this consent, according to an opinion prepared for the EU’s top court today. At issue is the criteria under EU data-protection rules for when users provide consent for companies’ use or storage of their personal data.Customers of Orange România haven’t provided “freely given” consent under EU data-protection rules to the copying and storage of their identification cards unless they are told of the consequences of refusing to provide this consent, according to an opinion prepared for the EU’s top court today....

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