“Pay or Okay” bei derStandard.at?

Guest commentary by Max Schrems in ‘Der Standard’ (an Austrian newspaper) to the subscription type ‘PUR-Abo’ by DerStandard.at ‘Would you like to have a bit more privacy? – Then you have to pay € 6 per month’ From Vienna to Berlin to Brussels, many experts and lawyers responded with disbelief to a decision of the Data Protection Authority (DSB) this week. ‘,Pay, or give up basic rights’ is not exactly what the new GDPR meant by ‘voluntary’ consent. As it is “Der Standard” that is acting that way is hurting me in particular.’ Voluntary consent? What happened? With the introduction of the GDPR, users should receive a voluntary choice of ‘yes or no’ for data processing. After all, consent is nothing more than the voluntary abandonment of the fundamental right to privacy. It is difficult for the industry as cookie banners on hundreds of websites are showing every day. There you often just have the option of clicking on ‘yes’. Instead of ‘yes or no’, ‘Der Standard’ offers a (quite creative)