[FeepingCreature]

Yeah it is, if courts decided otherwise then courts decided wrong, the GDPR is very clear and explicit about this:

> Consent is presumed not to be freely given if [...] the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is dependent on the consent despite such consent not being necessary for such performance.

[dathinab]

exactly IMHO this whole thing being dragged out/tolerated for this many year needs to criminal investigation into corruption and bribes