[jocro]

EDIT: Didn't realize you were referring specifically to the sneaky pop-up. Agree with you on that one.

From a brief reading of it the other day, it seems data that is necessary to provide a contracted service (like, say, providing access to a cellular network) has a specific exemption to express consent.

Check out items 1a & 1b in Article 6 of Chapter 2[1]:

"1Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:

A: the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;

B: processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;"

[1]https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/

[e12e]

Re: your second point: cellular providers will "automatically" get to track you in real time for the purpose of cell tower hand-over etc.

They do not automatically get to keep that data forever, or sell it to a third party. According to how I read the GDPR - I'm not a lawyer ; this is not legal advice, etc.

[icebraining]

Yes, it's specified in Recital 50: https://gdpr-info.eu/recitals/no-50/

[e12e]

Yes... What? I'm not sure I understand what you're saying?