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Ask HN: How does GDPR work with P2P sharing?

1 pointsby d43594over 5 years ago
Recently I have been thinking about sharing images with friends over messaging applications. Often messaging applications download images and store them on a the receivers device. As the person sharing the photo, I have little issue with this...I shared the photo after all. However, what if the receiver has some automated backup service enabled which backs up that image to a Google service or other backup service. Now I, as a user of the messaging application agreed to the terms and conditions for using that application. However I didn't agree to the terms of the backup and I might not be happy with the data I shared being used in the way. Assuming you fell out with a friend at a later date, could you be liable under GDPR for backing up photos you received from someone else, without their permission?

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tenkenover 5 years ago
I believe gdpr holds true for business transactions, or where money or services are exchanged.<p>I don&#x27;t believe it applies to non business transactions such as the for simple act of sharing something with another person where no receipt of transaction is provided.<p>There are other laws to protect you there such as libel and slander laws.
typeformerover 5 years ago
A very good point and nobody has any clue whatsoever because GDPR is a huge mess and it wasn&#x27;t created with everyday realities of users in mind. That being said GDPR is probably better than nothing in terms of data rights and privacy but only marginally better.