Nightmare on Lemmy Street (A Fediverse GDPR Horror Story) - Michael Altfield's Tech Blog (tech.michaelaltfield.net)
Is the fediverse GDPR-compliant? A horror story of uploading sensitive PII to lemmy and the numerous bugs that blocked its removal.
Can the act of assigning a score to someone constitute a decision? (verfassungsblog.de)
This, in essence, is the question the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had to answer in Case C-634/21. And the Court’s answer is yes, following in the footsteps of the Advocate General’s opinion on the case. Rendered on 7 December, this ruling was eagerly awaited as it was the first time the Court had the...
ELI5: Legitimate-interest cookies
So almost every GDPR cookie consent banner out there has a section for "legitimate interest" cookies that they can leave on by default and you will inadvertently accept even if you choose "Reject all" unless you go to the detailed settings and disabled those too....
The European Court of Justice declares Meta's GDPR approach largely illegal (noyb.eu)
Meta/Facebook's approach to GDPR compliance is largely insufficient, according to a new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union....
OC For those in the know about privacy laws and the such. What is a proper response to reddit's claim that they cannot remove all the information associated to an account without first the user removing all of their posts?
As the title says, Reddit replied to my GDPR request to delete all my data saying I had to do it first, which I suspect is in violation of GDPR law....
[REPOST] How to Delete your Reddit Account and All Data under GDPR/CCPA (thomashunter.name)
This was posted some weeks ago, but I feel it might be useful for many folks these days, so reposting the link here.
EU advances rules that wrestle control of user data away from Big Tech (www.theverge.com)
Including protections against unlawful data transfers.
US firm 'breached GDPR' by reputation-scoring EU citizens (www.theregister.com)
TeleSign and Belgian parent did almost everything wrong, alleges Max Schrems
How to Delete your Reddit Account and All Data under GDPR/CCPA (thomashunter.name)
Flood Reddit with GDPR / CCPA delete requests
Reddit can restore your deleted posts. However, if people flood them with GDPR / CCPA delete requests, they may become liable for lawsuits if they don't comply....
1.2 billion euro fine for Facebook as a result of European Data Protection Board's binding decision (edpb.europa.eu)
Following the EDPB’s binding dispute resolution decision of 13 April 2023, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was issued a 1.2 billion euro fine following an inquiry into its Facebook service, by the Irish Data Protection Authority (IE DPA). This fine, which is the largest GDPR fine ever, was imposed for Meta’s...