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Blocking service until the user consents is illegal under GDPR, especially when the consent is requested for data collection that is not essential for providing the service, such as telemetry and analytics.
> “Freely given” consent essentially means you have not cornered the data subject into agreeing to you using their data. For one thing, that means you cannot require consent to data processing as a condition of using the service. They need to be able to say no. According to Recital 42, “Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment.”
Blocking service until the user consents is illegal under GDPR, especially when the consent is requested for data collection that is not essential for providing the service, such as telemetry and analytics.
https://gdpr.eu/gdpr-consent-requirements/
> “Freely given” consent essentially means you have not cornered the data subject into agreeing to you using their data. For one thing, that means you cannot require consent to data processing as a condition of using the service. They need to be able to say no. According to Recital 42, “Consent should not be regarded as freely given if the data subject has no genuine or free choice or is unable to refuse or withdraw consent without detriment.”