Amendment 465· 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 consent or refuse a consent request or object to the processing of data. Such means should follow the state of the art. They 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. 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. At the same time, data subjects should be able to easily change or withdraw the choices they made by such automated means at any time without being subject to disproportionate procedures or discriminatory effects. The technical standards used for the transmission and interpretation of these indications should be interoperable, open and technologically neutral in order to ensure consistent application of the choices of data subjects and foster a high level of protection of personal data across the Union. These standards should be developed in a transparent and inclusive manner, taking into account technological developments, the need for innovation and the legitimate rights and interests of all parties involved.

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