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Ask HN: Have you been sending GDPR requests out there?

1 pointsby rinzealmost 7 years ago
After GDPR was approved, I started sending GDPR requests to my bank &#x2F; old phone provider (moved from Spain to Canada a few years ago) &#x2F; Paypal, etc. I also want to request data from Visa &#x2F; Mastercard, as I would expect that to be a real goldmine.<p>I was curious to know if people here are trying to do the same, and what their results have been.<p>So far, for me, only my mobile phone provider and Paypal responded with a request to send them some scanned documentation, which I did, and I am currently waiting for their response.<p>Also, can anyone point out what data brokers are currently operating in Europe? I&#x27;m really curious about those. A lot of the stuff I&#x27;m able to find online only talks about companies based in the USA, though I understand their reach is global.

2 comments

mtmailalmost 7 years ago
Here&#x27;s what a dump of Spotify looks like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;mikarv&#x2F;status&#x2F;1012386696934182912" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;mikarv&#x2F;status&#x2F;1012386696934182912</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;howtogdpr.me&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;howtogdpr.me&#x2F;</a> collects how to contact companies and what they replied (and how long it took).
icedchaialmost 7 years ago
Why waste your time?