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by PeterisP 4482 days ago
Okay, yes, automated decisions are prohibited in EU when based on unverified, unconsented data - that still doesn't prohibit from automatically gathering that data without consent, storing it forever, distributing it to third parties, and having then some human be interested or prejudiced to you based on that info.
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Yep. All of that could happen as far as I can see, which again, is why my comment was specifically talking about automated decision making.