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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by bandrami on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @07:12AM (#38011559)
My first name starts with a W (let's say it's "Walter"). In India multiple times I have spelled it out over the phone and then received a letter addressed to "Uualter".
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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by secondcoming on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @07:44AM (#38011750)
A friend named 'Alice' is 'Erith' in a UK council's database.
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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by coldpie on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @09:19AM (#38012478)
Please keep her away from ex-soldiers with very long swords.
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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by felixg3 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @08:28AM (#38012067)
Hehe, and my name contains an ß which is often confused with a B. I started to point out the machine readable area instead of just showing my passport…
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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by squarefoot on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @09:22AM (#38012514)
Could it have been a too literal transcription of its spelling? W is spelled "Double U".
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Re:EBCDIC Is Incompatible with GDPR by bandrami on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:52AM (#38023943)
Right, yes, that is my assumption
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