Google faces first investigation by its European lead authority over GDPR

Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by wund3rb4r88 on Thursday May 23, 2019 @10:21AM (#19992042)

Having seen Twitters data on me (they think I’m older than I am by a decade, and have 4 kids, when I have 2), I too wonder how accurate this data can really be.

Anymore I just straight up “lie” about personal details. A relationship with a tech company is based upon serving my needs first, not theirs, IMO. And at least for me the need they fill is convenience of not having to build the service they provide. Which I would do if said service did not exist.

So there’s that. Have my fake data. Sell emotional but technically inaccurate promises to advertisers all ya want, SV.

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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by dijksterhuis on Thursday May 23, 2019 @12:03PM (#19992947)

I do exactly this unless I absolutely need to give out shipping/payment deets.

Also... use a [email protected] email address to avoid having to sign up for real.

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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by londons_explore on Thursday May 23, 2019 @12:53PM (#19993452)

Lying about personal details online might get you into trouble with fraud laws.

Sure they won't directly come after you, but if you're in court for some other reason, the fact you put 'hwpsn62#!' as your mother's maiden name might add one more charge...

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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by PhillipRed on Thursday May 23, 2019 @06:41PM (#19996742)

I think he's referring to the CFAA and cases like this in the USA: https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/legal-consequen...

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Re:Google faces first investigation by its European lead aut... by feanaro on Thursday May 23, 2019 @01:26PM (#19993816)

In which country do you think this might happen? Sounds pretty absurd where I'm from.

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