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Then why does the banner say?

>We use cookies to personalise and improve content and services, deliver relevant advertisements and increase the safety of our users

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It’s probably the default language for the company. Technical, t he at allows them to have tracking cookies even if they don’t have them now

Deceptive

Language is all that matters when it comes to law. It's a blatant violation of GDPR.

What if the banner language suggests they might break GDPR, but in reality they are not doing those things? If my SaaS forces you to select a checkbox that states you're agreeing to allow me to set fire to your house (which is illegal) - would the sign up itself be breaking the law? IANAL, but I don't think it would be; I wont be breaking any laws until I commit arson.

It's breaking the law because you're essentially being forced to consent to some thing that they legally must give you the option to opt out of. It's not about them doing it, it's about the validity of their request for consent.

If I hire a hitman to murder somebody, but the hitman chickens out, I'm still guilty of having hired a hitman, even if nobody died.

Right, I'm sure this is boilerplate language provided by a law firm.

They explicitly say

> One of the ways we use cookies is to show you useful and relevant ads on and off Project Aria.

Also no, it doesn't let them do that because that's not how the law works. There must be an opt out.

doesn't ot have to be opt in? you need to give consent. you can't gove consent until they've told you what cookies there are and click a button. if you don't click those can't be added if you're in the eu

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