So does that mean that fingerprint.com, which records your fingerprint without asking for your consent, is operating illegally?
I think if it's all client-side, not logged or retained, and is not transmitted to third parties, it should be fine.
IANAL
If it stores it and uses it for matters different than what explicitely advertised when you consented to it, than yes it's even worse.
edit: just saw that's a service they resell. So yeah it is against GDPR
The GDPR isn’t the complex legislation monster people make it out to be, but for the most part common sense about handling sensitive data.