A public news site blocks all access unless the visitor accepts advertising trackers, offering no equivalent tracking-free path. Which consent issue is central?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Consent that you can only give by swallowing trackers—or going without the news entirely—is not freely given. European practice frowns on coercive cookie walls for ordinary access. Offer a real choice, not a toll booth.
Full Explanation
GDPR defines consent as freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. Supervisory authorities and EDPB materials have scrutinised 'cookie walls' that condition general access on accepting unnecessary tracking. For non-essential cookies/trackers, consent obtained under such coercion is often considered invalid. Strictly necessary cookies differ, but advertising trackers generally need a genuine voluntary choice.