By simply using any PlayStation service — including visiting the website — you are deemed to have consented to all of PlayStation's data collection and use practices described in this policy.
PlayStation treats your use of its services as automatic consent to extensive data collection — meaning you may have agreed to broad data practices simply by turning on your console or visiting the PlayStation website, without any active opt-in.
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Compare across platforms →Using a service as a form of consent is legally controversial and may not meet the standards for meaningful, freely given, specific, and informed consent required under GDPR and some US state privacy laws.
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Under GDPR Art. 6 and Art. 7, consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous — 'use equals consent' clauses are specifically prohibited by GDPR Recital 32 and the European Data Protection Board's Consent Guidelines (05/2020). For US users, CCPA/CPRA does not require consent as a legal basis for most data collection but does require opt-out rights for sale/sharing. FTC Act Section 5 may treat implied consent obtained through service use as a deceptive practice if the scope of collection is not adequately disclosed. 2)
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