– After Cookie consents became mandatory, some websites have suddenly added “legitimate interest” to their consent boxes, which are opt-out. What does “Legitimate interest” cover, and why is this allowed?

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– After Cookie consents became mandatory, some websites have suddenly added “legitimate interest” to their consent boxes, which are opt-out. What does “Legitimate interest” cover, and why is this allowed?

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Answer 1

“Legitimate interest” is literaly what is written in the actual law, so its hard to know what counts as legitimate and what not at this point of time. There will be lawsuits and court roulings that will make it more clear in the future, but for now, noone can say for sure.

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