Why the EU right to consent to personal data processing doesn't work

Bertin Martens

Bruegel Working Papers from Bruegel

Abstract: Consent banners fail GDPR’s promise of informed choice, with fatigue, dark patterns and opaque data uses undermining real control

Date: 2026-08
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