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Re:Google is publishing the home addresses of developers wit... by stefs on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:22AM (#43504488)
> Another channel is writing a formal letter requesting your GDPR rights to deletion on paper

GDPR is EU, UK is not. how does this work? surley the UK didn't adopt the GDPR voluntarily?

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Re:Google is publishing the home addresses of developers wit... by pjc50 on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:24AM (#43504513)
Same as it always has. It was in place before Brexit.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the...

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/contents

https://uk-gdpr.org/

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Re:Google is publishing the home addresses of developers wit... by robertlagrant on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:25AM (#43504519)
The UK incorporated GDPR into our local laws as GDPR UK[0] and the DPA[1]. I don't know whether the punitive measures still hold up though.

[0] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/contents

[1] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacte...

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