Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
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Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#2Obvious incompetence bordering on malevolence aside, isn't that also a violation of GDPR?
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Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#4Obvious incompetence bordering on malevolence aside, isn't that also a violation of GDPR?
I thought GDPR does not apply to the government.
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#5Obvious incompetence bordering on malevolence aside, isn't that also a violation of GDPR?
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Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#6Weird that they would pander to ALL foreign regimes?
I understand if Portugal made itself economically dependent on imports from a China for example, and China asked „if Lisbon happed to know any trouble-makers“?
But sending it out to anyone who asked, China, Israel, Russia, probably Arab states…
Why?
Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#7Relevant:
- This was found out by sheer luck. The city hall did not warn that it was sharing personal/private information with any entity.
- At the moment, there is no thinkable reason for this procedure. It seems the foreign embassies did not ask for any kind of information.
- This procedure (apparently) started in 2011 and Lisbon’s mayor at that time is now the current Prime Minister, leader of the ruling party.
Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#8I read two articles on Politico.EU on the subject. Yet, I have a few questions. First, was there a request made to share data? Second, if there was a request made - what is the legal procedure to share data? Third, if there was no request made - why did the Portugal proactively share data?
Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#9This is sadly true, completely due to inability of bureaucrats of using their brains and mostly done by the administrative services of Lisbon town hall.
It is a major political scandal in Portugal, and does look like the town hall president will not survive without resigning.
It is a clear case of "Hanlon's Razor" although a very unfortunate one.
Re: Lisbon has shared dissident info with repressive regimes for years
#10Relevant: - This was found out by sheer luck. The city hall did not warn that it was sharing personal/private information with any entity. - At the moment, there is no thinkable reason for this procedure. It seems the foreign embassies did not ask for any kind of information. - This procedure (apparently) started in 2011 and Lisbon’s mayor at that time is now the current Prime Minister, leader of the ruling party.
The procedure started in 2011 because it was when the Civil Governments (that previously had this responsibility) were extinct by a government led by the current opposition party in order to save costs and create a leaner government.
Journalists have had this information since January and decided doing nothing anything about it. Also relevant that candidates for local elections are lining up at the moment.
Nevertheless the procedure should have been known by the Mayor and reviewed ages ago.