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by ncallaway 1864 days ago
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

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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.