r/europrivacy 1d ago

Question GDPR tip-offs

10 Upvotes

So there's an organization with heavy presence and well-known reputation across the world in the EU engaging in systemic privacy violations and the other day I've asked NOYB about it where they replied back that while those instances do indeed constitute GDPR violations, they can only help file less-effective tip-offs to the DPAs unless any victims in the EU decide to become a complainant/plaintiff against the organization, in which it can be upgraded to a formal complaint.

So, with the absence of willing plaintiffs in the EU at the moment, would a tip-off to the DPAs made by influential figures such as government officials or MEPs be far more effective than those made by everyday Joes such as myself?


r/europrivacy 4d ago

European Union New Schrems ruling limits Meta's data use

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r/europrivacy 4d ago

Survey/Petition Participate in Our University of Maine Survey on Reddit User on europrivacy subreddit

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We are looking for Reddit users on this subreddit who are at least 18 years old to take an anonymous      online survey supporting our research at the University of Maine. This study aims to explore the professional and demographic backgrounds of Reddit users who engage in software development-related and privacy/legal topics. The survey may take 10 minutes, and it will be conducted to understand the demographic composition of Reddit users. If you want to participate, please read the following recruitment page before continuing the survey. Upon survey submission, the first 100 participants will receive an email containing information about the $5 Amazon certificate.

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r/europrivacy 10d ago

European Union The Netherlands abstains from the chat control vote, blocking minority likely to remain intact

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r/europrivacy 14d ago

European Union Are non-invigilated selection procedures GDPR EUDPR (GDPR for EU institutions) compliant?

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EUIPO, An EU institution has carried out non-invigilated remote selection procedures. By non-invigilated I mean that the invigilator disconnected from MS Teams. Yes, they used MS Teams for invigilating purposes a well known chat/voice software without anti cheating features.

Dear #dataprotection #EUDPR #GDPR #RGPD experts,

Can you imagine the Data Protection Impact assessment #DPIA the #EUIPO did to process applicant's data with this lack of respect for the lawfulness, fairness and transparency, accuracy and integrity and confidentiality principles?


r/europrivacy 17d ago

European Union Chat Control Decision Update

26 Upvotes

The EU Council was supposed to vote about the Chat Control law on September 23rd. I cannot find any information on the results. Did it pass this time or not?


r/europrivacy 20d ago

Discussion Open source tool to use ChatGPT without leaking personal identifiable information

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r/europrivacy 20d ago

Question Is dns0.eu glued to google cloud DNS?

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Every time I add dns0.eu as a DNS resolver, I see a lot of google cloud DNS servers directly from the US. And every time I disable dns0.eu, they disappear too. WTF, why is this even happening?


r/europrivacy 21d ago

European Union Why do banks require biometric data, and how safe is it really?

5 Upvotes

I recently tried to open a bank account, and they asked me to provide my phone number, email, and ID through an app, which I was fine with. But then, they wanted a selfie, and I agreed. The app then opened the camera and asked me to move my head left and right, which made me uncomfortable, as it felt like I was being treated as a criminal. I ended up canceling the process because I felt uneasy.

I understand that banks need to verify identities, but why do they require this kind of biometric data? How can I be sure that my data will be stored securely and won't be sold or misused in the future? Are there any laws or regulations that prevent banks from asking for such invasive information? And what happens if a hacker or even a future government gains access to this data?
And i found that,this identity verification was handled by a third-party company, not the bank itself.
This company isn't even well-known, which means my biometric data would be stored both by the bank and this third-party. What happens to my data if this company gets sold in the future?

It feels like banks use these third-party services because they are cheaper, but that raises more questions. What does "cheaper" actually mean in this context? Are they cutting costs at the expense of data security? And how do they manage to offer their services at a lower price? Could they be manipulating or misusing the data to maintain their profit margins?

Wouldn't it be safer if banks were required to delete this data instead of just anonymizing it after a certain period? Is there a way to guarantee that my data is truly safe?

I'm worried about the potential risks here, and I’m curious to know if others have had similar experiences or concerns.
Are there any regulations to protect us in this situation, or is this just the new reality of dealing with banks in the digital age?

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences on this!


r/europrivacy 27d ago

Europe All Your Post Belong To Us - Meta will use UK users content to train AI

26 Upvotes

A few days ago Meta announced it has decided to go ahead using the data of UK users from Facebook and Instagram to train their generative AI.

Only a few months ago, back in June, Meta had originally stopped those plans for both the UK and European Union. Now the UK is back on the menu, but not the EU. Why?

https://wolfhf.medium.com/all-your-post-belong-to-us-b827b81dccb3


r/europrivacy Sep 13 '24

European Union New EU push for chat control: Will messenger services be blocked in Europe?

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r/europrivacy Sep 12 '24

Ireland Ireland Launches GDPR Investigation into Google's AI Model

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r/europrivacy Sep 06 '24

Europe Why we need an open European search index.

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r/europrivacy Sep 04 '24

Discussion GitHub now asks for your location to join GitHub Education

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r/europrivacy Sep 04 '24

Discussion Those Annoying Cookie Pop-Ups Could Soon Vanish: Should Tech Companies Be Worried?

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r/europrivacy Sep 01 '24

European Union URGENT - EU Chat Control - please send an email

83 Upvotes

Click on the link of your country here (the blue link, not the "+" button):
https://op.europa.eu/en/web/who-is-who/organization/-/organization/REPRES_PERM/REPRES_PERM

And grab the email address there.

Then, enter here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home

Select your country in the dropdown, and then it will present you with a number of people. Click on each one, and then there's an envelope icon for the email address. Collect all of them, separated by ";".

With the full list, send a bulk email to all of them.

Be polite. Just say that this goes against our rights to privacy, and may even be unconstitutional, and ask them to please vote against this law.

Points I suggest including in the email:

  • I agree with the need to prevent and combat child sexual abuse.
  • I am concerned that the proposed rules imply constant surveillance of personal communications, such as messages and emails, using Artificial Intelligence directly on the device.
  • I believe that this mass monitoring constitutes a violation of the right to privacy, which is guaranteed by the Constitution.
  • The mandatory identification through ID cards may increase users' vulnerability to cyberattacks and data breaches.
  • The use of AI to monitor communications could result in false positives, unjustly exposing private conversations of innocent people.
  • I fear that real criminals will find ways to circumvent the surveillance, making these measures ineffective against those who should truly be caught. Meanwhile, innocent people, who do not try to evade these measures, may be unjustly exposed due to false positives.
  • I urge the need to find a balance between protecting children and preserving citizens' fundamental rights.

Remember... politicians will be exempt from this control. It's easy to create laws for the common people, but as long as they don't affect those who make the laws, everything's fine, right?... "We are all equal, but some have more rights than others."

The law, if you want to read:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52022PC0209


r/europrivacy Sep 01 '24

Europe Subscription services should be better regulated by law?

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Unfortunately, more and more companies are preventing the purchase of a program or service indefinitely.

Instead, they make it available by subscription.

We actually do not own the product or any rights to it.

We lose the product as we stop paying, or simply as it is removed.

We do not own the games on steam, and they are only VOLUNTARILY made available to us.

Many of these programs also require constant internet access even when theoretically not needed.

We don't know what happens to our data in the cloud.

An example of a change in the law:

Movies from streaming platforms should be downloadable in a format that allows its normal playback without additional special programs.

Games belong to buyers, not just given to them.

After deleting a game, the user can download the game to disk within two years from the date of deletion should be able to play offline, and transfer the game to other devices.

Computer programs must also be available for lifetime purchase at a cost not to exceed 24 monthly subscription rates.


r/europrivacy Aug 31 '24

European Union ChatKontrol is back. here's a step by step on how to fight it

65 Upvotes

By Wednesday, politicians will resume work on it (https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/113055345076289453)

Please help fight that thing back.

Here's the step by step:

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/take-action-to-stop-chat-control-now/


r/europrivacy Aug 25 '24

France Your opinions and solutions to Driver Monitoring Systems

4 Upvotes

Hi! Maybe a naïve question but you surely have seen the recent EU laws about driver monitoring: the new mandatory driver-facing camera to track attention for example, or the fact that the car will constantly track tour speed and match it against GPS data.

I get really worried about all the privacy issues that these news mandatory devices and components could create. As far as I know, the privacy aspect of these laws have been hugely tuned down because "it's for safety".

So, what is your opinion on that and do you have ideas or solutions to keep our privacy in our vehicles?


r/europrivacy Aug 24 '24

European Union Hank Green: AI Act will require companies to disclose training data by 2026

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r/europrivacy Aug 15 '24

United Kingdom The rise of little brother in the digital age.

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r/europrivacy Aug 09 '24

Europe Data Protection Officer job

6 Upvotes

Hello All,

As a lawyer I am hired in a company as a DPO. I would like to hear your advices, courses, recources from which I could learn more and prepare for this.

I would also like to hear your experience if someone worked or is working as a DPO.

Any help advice would be much appriciated.

Thank you all and cheers!


r/europrivacy Aug 01 '24

Italy Found out where call centers are getting my number, guess it will be hard to sue the culprits

20 Upvotes

Today I was tracking my shipment from Japan, couple of hours later my package reached customs in Milano Italy, what happened next:

Random business number from Singapore sends me a message to whatsapp which is a first, considering I barely use whatsapp, barely anyone outside family circle has this number, nevertheless I report and block the number in question, thought I was done for the day, but I was so freaking wrong.

Random number tied to Tim calls me, close call, recalls me, search for it's number, doesn't show up on Tellows.

One hour later, another unknown number calls me, instantly cut the call off, recalls me a second later -> blocked

Not even an hour later, another one, same story, calls me three times in a row, block it after the third call.

I go and check spam call history, realized that everytime one of my packages went through the customs, callcenters would start to harass me, go a tad more deeper cause I have a supposed throwaway gmail account still active, that mail was used for SDA/DHL shipments as I didn't want them to spam my primary account, said mail was never linked with Tenso or any other warehouse in Japan, if anything I should receive tons of spam through the mail I'm using with Tenso, but in 14 years no spam mail was ever delivered, on this supposed throwaway gmail account I receive warnings through false email addresses about packages stuck in customs, and, and I do only receive them when a real package reaches the custom offices, I don't even know how this is possible, I suspect it's through SDA database, I should dig a bit deeper and go through other accounts I used for SDA shipments even if those were used to ship my items outside Italy

What to do?


r/europrivacy Jul 25 '24

European Union List of Data Removal Laws

7 Upvotes

Can anyone please share the list of EU laws applicable to ask websites / brokers to remove my data from internet?


r/europrivacy Jul 25 '24

European Union Alternatives to filerskeepers?

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Hey all. I need access to a database of data retention periods globally by country. Will need an API integration to track changes in regulation.

I know filerskeepers offer this but do you know any others? Just want to understand what’s out there. Thanks a lot