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When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Re: When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Post by stordoff »

slamdance wrote: post #12
nicktelford wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The country the data resides in is irrelevant. If the data is about an EU citizen, that's all that matters. I believe the company in question would also need a legal entity in the EU in order for the EU to prosecute them, as I don't think you can take (e.g.) an American company to an EU court. IANAL though.

eh. Maybe. If they copy the data to a 3rd party in America (i.e. sell the data a marketing company, for "research" purposes), then the EU can't really go after the marketing company. I'm not saying it's right. I don't see why they couldn't anonymize the data (morally or ethically). But, I don't own a marketing company.

They don't need to. By selling the data on without ensuring the requirements continue to be met, the original company can be taken to court.

Re: When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Post by brango »

vidarh wrote: post #15
nicktelford wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The country the data resides in is irrelevant. If the data is about an EU citizen, that's all that matters. I believe the company in question would also need a legal entity in the EU in order for the EU to prosecute them, as I don't think you can take (e.g.) an American company to an EU court. IANAL though.

You can take an American company to an EU court assuming the EU court has jurisdiction, and laws can specify that its jurisdiction should extend to actions taken outside the geographical area (I don't know if that is the case here). Without a US court case they'd be dependent on assets or an income stream in the EU to be able to force payment of any fines, though.

The GDPR relies on international treaties to make the location of the business irrelevant. Any company processing data of EU citizens must comply IIRC.

Re: When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Post by zoltaan »

I always felt a bit silly logging in to Facebook in a private browser window in every other week, many times through a VPN. Also not sharing much more than jokes and cartoons or memes. Not to mention my absense from the hip social web, including Tinder, but many more as well.

I don't feel silly anymore. :)

(btw: my name is not zoltaan ;) )

Re: When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Post by js8 »

fny wrote: post #10

Wow--there's some pretty intense SEO in the slug for that URL: tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold

I believe Guardian generates the URL from the title of the article. It is possible however that the title was later edited.

Re: When I asked Tinder for my data, it sent me 800 pages of my deepest secrets

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Post by cdancette »

anc84 wrote: post #21

I wonder what Snapchat would return. All the messages ever? Regardless of their pretend volality? Someone please try it, I don't have an account.

You can request your data here https://accounts.snapchat.com/accounts/downloadmydata. The data is :

Data Available In-App · Username · Email Address (current) · Phone Number (current) · Birthday · Name · Snapcode/Profile Picture · Snap Privacy Settings · Stories Privacy Settings · Friends (Contacts) · Blocked Friends · Snapcash Transactions

Data Available for Download Account History and Information Snap Count Local, Live, and Crowd-Sourced Content History and Information Purchase History Snapchat Support History Content and App Engagement History Demographic Profile

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