• General_Effort@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Data processing mandated by law is legal. Governments can pass laws, unlike private actors. Public institutions are bound by GDPR, but can also rely on provisions that give them greater leeway.

    I don’t see how that this is in any way necessary, either. But a judge may be convinced by the claim that this is industry standard best practice to keep the app safe. In any case, there may be some finer points to the law.

    The state legally cannot force you to agree to some corporations (i.e. Google’s) terms,

    I’m not too sure about that, either. For example, when you are out of work, the state will cause you trouble if you do not find offered jobs acceptable.

    It’s another question, if not having access to age-gated content is so bad as to force you to do anything. Minors nominally have the same rights as full citizens, and they are to be denied access, too.