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by stavros 1864 days ago
Well they all require active consent so then letting the timer run out would have to be a right answer on all of them.
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One of them constructed themselves as an opt out, that required you to click yes in order to opt out.

The way I read it, a timer expiration on that one would have opted you in

Doesn't matter what the text says, if you're from EU, opting you in without your explicit consent would be illegal.
Sure, but:

A) It's a satire game, so the rules of the game may not perfectly align with the laws of the EU.

B) I'm not from the EU, so who knows, that shit might be just fine in my jurisdiction. We'd have to put it in front of a judge to find out. I'm guessing it wouldn't fly, but I've seen the United States Courts come to stupider conclusions.

The only winning move is not to play - oddly apt for some of the EvilCorp sites!
Haha I now wish there were stats for “25 people immediately closed the window so we got 0 information”