This seems to only apply to banks.
I wouldn't be surprised if that created kafkaesque problems with other institutions that require name to match the bank account exactly, and break/reject non-ASCII at the same time.
Re:Charset="WTF-8"
by robin_reala on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:31PM
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I know an Åsa who became variously Åsa, Aasa and Asa after moving to a non-Scandinavian country. That took a while to untangle, and caused some of the problems you describe.
Spelled with an Angstrom, or with a Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above?
Re:Charset="WTF-8"
by robin_reala on Monday November 25, 2024 @04:57AM
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The second. It’s the 27th letter of the Swedish alphabet.
Re:Charset="WTF-8"
by postepowanieadm on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:08PM
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No, anywhere where your name is used.
Re:Charset="WTF-8"
by robin_reala on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:30PM
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It’s a general right to have incorrect personal data relating to you rectified by the data processor.
It's a silly applicaton of that right that doesn't match the original intent. An encoding in a limited character set doesn't make the data incorrect - it's as correct as it can be.
This does not only apply to banks. The specific court case was brought against a bank, but the law as is applies to any and everyone who processes your personal data.
Re:Charset="WTF-8"
by voidUpdate on Monday November 25, 2024 @07:56AM
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Apparently it didn't apply to my bank when I tried to change my name with them, according to them anyone could have made my change of name form, and having ID and correctly putting in the PIN for my card wasn't enough
The Belgian DPA had at least one bank pay a fine for their incompetence: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2...
Depending on how strongly you feel about this, there's a good chance you'll win if you take your bank to court.
https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Brusse...