I think you will find that heating and lighting, etc. is really only provided to customers (who do have a contractual relationship) - the string is buying goods and services.
Donald
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From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roland Perry
Sent: 24 June 2016 18:31
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Consent and contract: Retrospective GDPR?
In message <[log in to unmask]>, at
16:29:16 on Fri, 17 Jun 2016, Phil Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]> writes
>The free-wifi /consent paradigm is a fundamental misrepresentation of
>bot sides of the transaction. It is not consent for the reasons articulated. It is not "free".
>
>The reality is that this is a personal transaction. Our personal data
>and consent are now valuable commodities. The true transaction is contractual : in consideration of you providing me with wifi access I give you permission to use my data for...
That should not necessarily be the case. The sorts of places which provide free wifi also provide other things like heating in the Winter and aircon in the Summer. Both of which are "free", make us more likely to patronise the premises, have no strings attached, and don't require us to give permission to be spammed.
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Roland Perry
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