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by Silhouette 2937 days ago
Since most websites and online services do not aim to form a contract nor fit points c-f, they have to obtain consent by the data subject (6.1a) to make collecting PII legal.

Many common purposes for data processing might come under point f (legitimate interests) depending on the circumstances. Analytics, marketing, monitoring to check for fraud or other abuses are just a few examples.