OK, sure it's nice that right now every site or company I ever had any interaction with no longer feels like they can keep my email on file to continuously spam me.
But this state won't last right? I assume that everything I sign up for in the future will have a load of legalese to circumvent this as much as possible?
If the data subject’s consent is given in the context of a written declaration which also concerns other matters, the request for consent shall be presented in a manner which is clearly distinguishable from the other matters, in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language. Any part of such a declaration which constitutes an infringement of this Regulation shall not be binding.
I'm not certain of that. I think that GDPR's biggest effect, even before going live, was to raise awareness of what companies do with their data.
My wife is not particularly technical but has received four e-mails from a hobby magazine pleading with her, increasingly desperately, to opt-in to marketing. That has caused her to wonder why they're so desperate. Why is her information so valuable to them? What do they do with it? So she has decided not to renew her subscription.