Facebook and Google accused of GDPR ‘forced consent’

It turns out that imposing extra layers of bureaucracy on companies can bring about unintended consequences, who knew?
Among the inevitable deluge of emails sent by companies desperate to be seen to be doing the bare minimum in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came into effect in Europe today, have been those requesting blanket opt-ins. They usually feature handy one-click buttons that most people presumably use just to be able to put this trying week behind the