I also feel that digital companies get away with “no human representatives”. I should always have access to a human. It should be law. It will screw over a lot of companies and I am all for it since they don’t know what service looks like if it looked them in the eyes.
replyI heard this being described as an "accountability sink." A system designed in such way that when something bad happens, there is nobody to be held accountable. It feels pervasive in the modern world.
replyHaving this problem with Amazon right now, trying to get a GDPR deletion done.
replyThe rule for not replying to GDPR requests (e.g. sent by registered letter) holds within a month: the maximum fine for this is 4% of last years total revenue or 20 mio €, whichever is the larger number.
replyFor US companies use their (typically Dublin) European HQs.
Yes but the Irish privacy authority is just a front for US interests. Because the country makes so much money from big tech tax avoidance.
reply> the maximum fine for this is 4% of last years total revenue or 20 mio €, whichever is the larger number.
replyThe maximum fine wasn't even achieved by Facebook, after years and many blatant GDPR cases. Do you really think someone is getting a fine for not replying to a subject access request in due time? If so I have a very good bridge to sell you, and that bridge has more probability to exist than Amazon getting any kind of GDPR fine for not acknowledging a SAR.
> look forward to the day when no part of my income depends on horrible platforms that make me desperate for the opportunity to give away my personal data
replyWe are moving into the opposite direction. Drink a verification can.
The nasty part of that is also that you can't even delete your account without getting back into it so you need to doxx yourself to even delete it :(
replyLinkedIn (like Teams) is a Microsoft product. And it shows.
replyHowever, they have a very generous free trial for sales/recruitment. You could probably activate it and get real support.
Thanks for mentioning this. I have activated a one-month LinkedIn Premium free trial, hopefully as another layer of protection while I re-establish myself and fortify my profile.
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