Amendment 184· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 46

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(46) Data subjects should have the possibility to rely on automated and machine-readable indications of their choice to express consent or refuse and withdraw a consent request or object to the processing of data. Such means should follow the state of the art.Such signals shall constitute legally valid expression of the data subject’s choice. TheyControllers shall recognise and respect such signals. Automated signals can be implemented in the settings of a web browser or in the EU Digital Identity Wallet as set out by Regulation (EU) 914/2014, or any other adequate means. The legal interpretation, scope and impact of such automated signals should be set out in EU legislation. While technical standards may support interoperability, they should not modify the legal effect of signals or introduce additional conditions for their validity. Rules set out in this Regulation should support the emergence of market-driven solutions with appropriate interfaces. The controller should be obliged to respect automated and machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices once there are available standards. In light of the importance of independent journalism in a democratic society and in order not to undermine the economic basis for that, media service providers should not be obliged to respect the machine-readable indications of data subject’s choices. The obligation for providers of web browsers to provide the technical means for data subjects to make choices with respect to the processing should not undermine the possibility for media service providers to request consent by data subjects.

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