[ldjb]

Possibly, but it still might not be possible for Google to provide a means to decline the ToS without issuing an update (which, as has been pointed out, wouldn't be possible to install anyway without accepting the ToS).

[madez]

Then it's a device that does not comply the regulation and must not be sold.

[whyagaindavid]

Terrible for the environment. Lets apply rules with common sense [1]. As much I am for privacy this kind of interpretation is very bad.

1. https://study.com/academy/answer/summarize-all-about-a-dog-b...

[jkaplowitz]

The device could still be software-updated then sold, or sold outside the EU. Nobody is saying that it must be landfilled.

[ldjb]

Sure, that argument could certainly be made. But unless someone is taken to court over this (or at the very least, threats are made), I think people will continue selling such phones. After all, most sellers aren't going to realise their products are in violation of the law.

[ballenf]

If they flag compliant devices, it would be possible on the server side to limit data collected that comes in without the "GDPR-Compliant: true" flag.