Questions tagged [privacy]
For questions about freedom from unsolicited observation, or the collection, use and distribution of private information.
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Delete facebook account but unable to login? [closed]
Unfortunately I visited facebook after a longtime to permanently delete my account and did a password reset. It flagged the action as suspicious and I cannot go back but 'Upload photo ID'.
I then ...
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Bizarre boots-on-ground investigation by FBI: transparency and recourse
Alfred is one day contacted by a shopkeeper he befriended, who warned him that an FBI agent had visited his place of work inquiring about his presentation, behaviour etc. He is shortly then also ...
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US: Can a website with a contact form but no privacy policy get sued
I've seen business websites where the founders are literally lawyers, and their websites do not have a privacy policy. Their websites do have a contact form where users enter their email, message, ...
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Right to be forgotten on internet forums [closed]
I was recently tricked by an admin into getting booted off a forum of his where I had been active for years.
This happened in a thread (my last) where this admin claims a number of things that are at ...
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Is IP routing subject to data transfer laws?
Some regions and territories have data sovereignty and localisation laws that prevent, for example, personal data from being transferred outside of that jurisdiction. Do such laws, if they even ...
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What are the rights of the school to deny my use of my own laptop?
My school has district laptops for all the students. The laptops have recently been fitted with Classwize, a screen monitoring app which gives the teacher the ability to lock certain apps and/or ...
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Which EU country's regulation is applied when doing direct marketing from country A to a legal or natural person in country B?
So I'm wondering which country's legislation is used when, for example, a company from Sweden would do electronic direct marketing to another company in, say, Germany.
Assuming that Sweden and Germany ...
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Is it legal to photograph someone in private after they withhold consent?
Follow-up question to Is it legal to photograph someone in public after they explicitly withhold consent?
From the above question, it's legal to photograph someone in public even if they withhold ...
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What are the minimum required legal obligations for US citizens?
I'm writing a work of fiction.
Imagine a remote wilderness location in the US, during contemporary times. There is a self-sufficient community living out a farming lifestyle and relying on 19th ...
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Can the school force me to log into my social media accounts?
I live in the UK and go to a public school. Sometimes the school will force students to log into the social media account because there might be some cyberbullying. Is this legal if they have a reason?...
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Expectation of privacy in public place where cellphones are forbidden
This question pertains to whether someone can record me without my consent in MA. The location is an amusement park, which is a private space open to the public. Suppose that we go on a roller coaster ...
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Does my website have to comply with the legislation of every country in the world?
I have a website (cad-gis.online) running on an apache2 server on my raspberry pi connected to my router in Germany. It has some pretty simple html and css content and two javascripts using leaflet ...
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Is information personal if it can only identify a person in concert with other information?
We are a Canadian company outside Quebec with a minority of customers in that province. We are trying to tighten up our compliance with Quebec's Law 25 on Privacy. The law says:
Personal information ...
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If this has nothing to do with GDPR, is this acceptable legally?
I was advised to ask only one question per post.
In my earlier post
Does this action violate GDPR
If a company is aware that a customer cannot provide a receipt, yet still requests their personal ...
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Multi Domain Cookies Consent —Special Category Data
Can cross domain cookie consent be applied to government websites which collect special category data?
Or is there any legal\policy guidance covering the use of multi domain cookies consent for the EU?...
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Consent on a per-cookie or cookie-provider basis or per category?
As title mentioned: I am wondering about requirements regarding the need to enable users/visitors of a website to consent on a per-cookie or cookie category (e.g. analytical, personalization etc) ...
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When targeting EU digital markets, is it enough to be GDPR compliant, or does one need to check the privacy laws of each EU country separately?
When targeting EU digital markets, is it enough to be GDPR compliant with regards to data privacy, or does one need to check the privacy laws of each EU country separately?
There exists an argument ...
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Does one need the prototype's permission to make dolls?
Bob creates a doll of Rob (with startlingly realistic resemblance) without him knowing and starts selling it. Bob does not promote any idea, service or other product with this doll: it's the doll ...
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Is jigsaw identification enough to render a piece of information DPA-subject “personal data“? [duplicate]
In some legal contexts there is the notion of “jigsaw identification,” that is pieces of information that could allow certain people if adequately placed and privileged to other pieces of information ...
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Is it legal to take pictures of corpses?
Is it illegal to take pictures of corpses in California for non first-responders, considering the existence of bill AB-2655 that prohibits first responders from taking pictures of corpses outside of ...
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Bank manager giving out personal information and slandering [closed]
I took 401k paperwork to a local bank to have notarized for a cash out, the bank manager that notarized the paperwork has a son the same age as my daughter and in the same school district. The bank ...
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What is the legal basis of Kate Middleton's threats against paparazzi photographing her in public?
Follow-up question to Is it legal to photograph someone in public after they explicitly withhold consent?
Kate Middleton has in the past been followed by paparazzi everywhere. She reacted to that by ...
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Recording patients in a Physical Therapy Clinic
Consider a hypothetical physical therapy clinic in California. It is my understanding that it would be against the laws of the clinic to video tape the patients without their knowledge. Please ...
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What Would be the Legality of a Company Paying Individuals for their Data?
Let's say I started a new social media company, which collects and sells it's users' data. To entice people to use my social media site, I give them a cut of the money that I get from selling that ...
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As a business owner, how to let customers know that inside the store, the workers and owner may be wearing Body Camera?
Many small businesses in California have faced increasing challenges due to Proposition 47 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Since small businesses are typically private establishments, owners have the ...
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When Company A's headquarters is in California, and is CCPA compliant, can a CA user demand deletion of all personal info?
Company A headquartered in California. Its website has CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) complainant page.
Can a user that lives in California demand that Company A delete all of the user's ...
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Where are the privacy policies for medical devices?
Some medical devices transmit patient data, usually to the device manufacturer, who then shares the data with the doctor and possibly the insurer. In my experiences, the patient is given little or no ...
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Can parents no longer search my room once I am disowned?
I am a child abuse survivor. After being harassed for years I decided to leave and seek a new life. My biological parents suddenly disowned me and gave me 7 days to vacate their house. I was extremely ...
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Can GDPR force public sector workers to fix an exploit they were notified of?
I live in some EU country and I rely on social security provided by the regional government. There is a website for residents who can sign up and claim benefits without physically visiting an office. ...
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Can a truck driving company (USA) use an outward facing camera as an inward facing (in-cab) camera without driver's consent/knowledge?
Trucking company has outward facing cameras which drivers are aware of. However, no official company (written) policy was provided about the outward facing cameras recordings, usage, or storage. Now? ...
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Is a "login timestamp" considered as personal data according to GDPR?
If software is saving the timestamp of the last login of a user, would that timestamp itself be considered personal data by GDPR?
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GDPR and privacy policy compliance for software used internally by customer company
We are developing software that are sold to and used by other companies. In the software, certain types of personal data, like name, email and phone number, can be stored when a user registers. The ...
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Can privacy regulations prevent my alma mater from sharing the fact that I graduated there?
I graduated from some private high school a long time ago. During my years there, I have experienced and witnessed a variety of dubious practices that violate students' rights. I always wanted to ...
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Is it illegal to take pictures of the police in public in Germany?
I visited Cologne last year. I was taking a selfie with my phone's inner camera in front of a monument. I was unaware that my phone's outer camera was facing police officers conducting checks. One of ...
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Can teachers search our dorms without our explicit consent if they have "suspicion"?
I am a girl attending a boarding high school in the US. In June, some students who returned to the dorm early saw some male teachers exiting their rooms. They reportedly ran back to the school ...
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I need to know if I need a privacy policy for a computer app [closed]
make computer apps using Winforms and such the apps that i make are computer side only nothing gets stored off the computer nothing gets moved anywhere else lets say i have an app that needs your ...
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Do schools have permission to use pictures containing my face taken inside school forever if I agreed to it?
On day one of my first year in high school me and basically every other students were given a few documents to sign. One of them included a clause that allowed the school to publish pictures of us ...
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Working a car cleaner now, my manager asked me to take some pictures before cleaning and after clearing, privacy issue of the car owner
I understand that the car's owner and the company have some agreements before the service begins. But as a worker, I would like to ensure doing so would not break any laws, even if the instructions ...
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If website uses cookies only after users login, can I ask for cookie consent during account creation instead of website launch?
I have a website that uses cookies only if the user logs in. Is it necessary to show a cookie popup banner at website launch or can I ask for consent when user is creating an account (the standard I ...
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is uncensorship in japanese porn illegal
According to some laws in japan censorship is a must for adult films but why does uncensored porn in JAPANESE ADULT VIDEOS ,PORNHUB,ETC exist is that legal? of not what charges they could be facing?
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Are complaints to hospital administration PHI under HIPAA's Privacy Rule
Paul has heart surgery. While he's recovering, staff is constantly distracted by their phones and fails to check in on him at required intervals, administer medication on time, and provide medically ...
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After we sign up online website for services, we give up our phone number and email address,legally what can the company do internally and exterally
During the pandemic time, fond myself signup a lot of food delivery services, where pretty much they all asks my phone, email and address. And some online services Now, I got call from people trying ...
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Does the Colorado Privacy Act apply to churches with memberships (ex: Jehovah’s Witnesses)?
Suppose a person living in Colorado is a registered member of a church. In this church, certain “blessings” are considered contingent on your membership. Membership is recorded on a digital system.
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can i write in my portfolio about a critical security bug in my last job? [closed]
I want to write about how i found a critical security bug when i was working at a company. Am going to stop working there in about a month and was just updating my portfolio with the things i did ...
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Can I refuse to provide detailed medical history to day camp?
I'm a leader in a church-sponsored children's group. We're going to attend a half-day "day camp" run by Boy Scouts of America. The activities will include short hikes, archery, bb guns, ...
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Suspect's Right to Privacy in Court
If no charges have been filed, do courts have any responsibility to protect a suspect's privacy during an investigation? Example below. Let's say this is in New Jersey, United States.
Mrs. X is under ...
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How much are banks allowed to intrude in peoples' private life?
Europe, but I think my question could be applicable over the Western world. I saw an online notice about a policy change by Natwest in the UK. Now people who want to withdraw cash have to explain why ...
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How could a nonprofit obtain consent to message relevant individuals at a company on LinkedIn under the ePrivacy Directive?
Suppose a nonprofit wishes to contact some EU-based employees of an EU-based company in an effort to get that company to use a free service it is offering, and is considering doing so via LinkedIn. ...
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Does article 8 of the European Convention protect against the dissemination of sensitive information about a research subject in scientific research?
I have a couple of questions related to the scope of Article 8(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights and who can be responsible for infringements in the rights outlined in the article. My ...
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Taking video of a person whilst on their property [duplicate]
Can a person stand on your property and take videos of you inside your home without permission then show that recording to others?
