It’s more complicated than that. The email I received was wrong about my legal obligations to respond. First, I received the email regarding a tiny personal site I operate for the fun of it, and I don’t meet the CCPA deadlines. Second, nothing in the CCPA said I have to reply to random information-gathering requests anyway. And yet, the email gave me a deadline to respond and cited a specific law, claiming that I owed them a response.
I don't know whether the problem is the law or not. Interesting to see some people have seen GDPR as a security risk, but its a great way for people to see what is being used to help an entity carry out its function.
I sent this to my politician and am still waiting for a response but I'm more than interested in what they use tech wise, and I think it covers everything!?!
GDPR Request:
Everything you have on me, please highlight what you or your 3rd party's consider to be for law enforcement purposes or for scientific purposes and therefore can not deleted, and please detail all & any 3rd party's who may be required to handle my data that enable you to perform your function of MP when dealing with me. Examples will include Anti Spam and Anti Virus software vendor(s), system's backup companies, cloud infrastructure provider's, network infrastructure provider's, computer equipment provider's, external national or regional department's, private assistant's or secretaries, mobile phone company's, data analytics' company's that have (in)directly identified me in order for you to get into office. This list of examples is not exhaustive.
After I have received & reviewed the data, I will inform you of what can be deleted.
They did not screw anyone over, their email specifically says that it is not a data request. I remember one person saying they had a panic attack reading the email. Like come on, let's be real.
I got the email and I nearly had a panic attack. The email wasn’t completely generic: it referred to my specific site. It also read an awful lot as if it was coming from someone who would be looking for the slightest mistake in my response so that they could sue me. Similar things happen[1]. And finally, it lied and said I was compelled to respond, quoting a law that said no such thing (and which wouldn’t apply to my zero-revenue personal project website anyway).
The stress wasn’t from the email. It’s that it gave every indication that I was being contacted by a legal troll, and that I might have to defend my hobby project in a courtroom. I couldn’t afford the costs of doing that, even if I ultimately won, and the idea of “well, there goes the college fund because of a stupid lawsuit on my hobby” was awful.
kstrauser|4 years ago
Terry_Roll|4 years ago
I sent this to my politician and am still waiting for a response but I'm more than interested in what they use tech wise, and I think it covers everything!?!
GDPR Request: Everything you have on me, please highlight what you or your 3rd party's consider to be for law enforcement purposes or for scientific purposes and therefore can not deleted, and please detail all & any 3rd party's who may be required to handle my data that enable you to perform your function of MP when dealing with me. Examples will include Anti Spam and Anti Virus software vendor(s), system's backup companies, cloud infrastructure provider's, network infrastructure provider's, computer equipment provider's, external national or regional department's, private assistant's or secretaries, mobile phone company's, data analytics' company's that have (in)directly identified me in order for you to get into office. This list of examples is not exhaustive. After I have received & reviewed the data, I will inform you of what can be deleted.
jhgb|4 years ago
netizen-936824|4 years ago
unknown|4 years ago
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curiousgal|4 years ago
kstrauser|4 years ago
The stress wasn’t from the email. It’s that it gave every indication that I was being contacted by a legal troll, and that I might have to defend my hobby project in a courtroom. I couldn’t afford the costs of doing that, even if I ultimately won, and the idea of “well, there goes the college fund because of a stupid lawsuit on my hobby” was awful.
[1] https://tucson.com/business/group-barred-from-filing-disabil...