Re:Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clic...
by Sander_Marechal on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:55AM
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If he is in Europe he can probably force Google to allow him to download his data under GDPR
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Re:Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clic...
by varispeed on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @09:34AM
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Have you tried to use your GDPR rights and complain if they were not delivered? You are most likely get a template response, completely irrelevant to your complaint. Then few more templates when you try to "escalate" and finally you get no replies.
That's how those big companies are serious about GDPR.
Then if you try to complain to one of the body responsible for GDPR they'll likely say if you don't like the service, delete your account and no further action will be done.
GDPR is one of those all sizzle but no stake.
Re:Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clic...
by namibj on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:45PM
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Article 79 gives the data subject legal standing to bring a civil lawsuit against the data processor.
It's been the case before GDPR that you had to at least threaten legal action to make corporations behave. Freedom of association does typically mean that a human can just ban you from ever being their customer again, but that's IMO an important freedom. The monopoly ISP in your municipality doing the same to you does not seem ok, however. And it might not be reasonable to ban ownership of a Google account that's used exclusively for "Sign in with Google".
Re:Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clic...
by varispeed on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:01PM
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But these articles are largely toothless when it comes to big corporations. I am aware of only one case running against Facebook in the EU.
Then it is unrealistic to expect that an average individual will have money to sue the data processor, as the cost is out of reach for most of people.