Good luck to him and NOYB. (Great name btw). Impressed with his determination so far.
Max Schrems launches privacy NGO, wins €60k within first 24 hours
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems is crowdfunding a nonprofit that will bring consumer privacy cases to court in a bid to enforce European data protection laws. The non-governmental organisation, called NOYB, for None of Your Business, was launched yesterday and has already raised almost €60,000. Schrems – famed for …
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Wednesday 29th November 2017 18:50 GMT Anonymous Coward
Contacting the Regulator that overseas Facebook
What follows is pretty typical... If you push harder, the replies just get more defensive. The EU needs to own this process (see links).
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#1. Question: My account was originally set-up inside the EU but I now live outside. What data protection law applies? I tried to contact Facebook but got nowhere but I'd appreciate an independent answer anyway.
"Response to Question 1: Facebook, have a section in their Privacy Policy called “How to contact Facebook with questions”. I would advise you to read through this section."
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#2. Question: The Max Schrems case highlighted how Facebook never delete data including photos. I've noticed repeatedly that Facebook 'undeletes' timeline posts from at long as 10 years ago? Plus, none of this info appears in the Download-your-data- option either. How are you confirming Facebook actually deletes data?
"Response to Question 2: With regard to problems you may be experiencing with the operation of Facebook. You will need to contact Facebook first."
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#3.
https://qz.com/162791/how-a-bureaucrat-in-a-struggling-country-at-the-edge-of-europe-found-himself-safeguarding-the-worlds-data/
https://qz.com/993995/how-facebooks-fb-sheryl-sandberg-personally-lobbied-irish-prime-minister-enda-kenny-as-shown-by-2014-emails-published-in-the-irish-independent/