Court Declares “Pay or Okay” on DerStandard.at Unlawful

The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) has affirmed an earlier ruling by the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB), declaring the “Pay or Okay” model implemented by the Austrian newspaper, DerStandard.at, as a violation of the GDPR. This decision stresses the necessity for users to be able to selectively consent or reject each processing purpose, counteracting […]