RE: https://mastodon.online/@shaedrich/116538352420837725

It should be mandatory for email providers in the #EU to offer a settings flag to disable cold emails. When this flag is set and ignored by companies, they could then be sued as a #privacy violation

#politics #GDPR #GPC #eupol

OkCupid Customer services, after I told them "I will not provide ID as I don't have to, though I'm willing to give info to prove I am indeed the owner of the account"

Their response (selected part, unedited:

To explain our approach, we request ID to help us verify that you are the owner of the account whose data you would like to access.

This verification process is consistent with privacy laws, including CCPA, UK GDPR, and ICO guidance <https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/ uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/subject-access-requests/a-guide-to- subject-access/#ID> that require us to verify that the person making a request for data is the person whose data is requested. We understand that the verification process can be frustrating, but it is necessary to help protect the privacy and security of our members' information and is done in accordance with applicable law. As I'm sure you can appreciate, an OkCupid account may contain sensitive data, and we must take steps to ensure that we do not provide access to an unauthorized third party who has access to your email account.

Alternatively, if you do not wish to provide us your ID, you can provide us the following information related to the account:

• Account creation date,
• Username,
• Date of birth,
• City,
• Date of last login to the account.

Basically, they "justify" them asking for an ID, as if they are about to insist on it. And then provide for an alternative route.

Hyprocrites. 🎼 Not surprising. Still frustrating (to read in the tune of "forgiven not forgotten" by The Corrs).

#GDPR #privacy

UK Water Firm Fines £1m for 2-Year Data Breach

Alternatively:
South Staffordshire Water Breach Exposes 633,000

Or:
Data Regulator Fines South Staffordshire Water £1m

Best option:
South Staffordshire Water Hit with £1m Data Breach Fine

Proactive security is no longer a nicety, but a necessity - as South Staffordshire Water's £1m fine for a 2-year data breach exposing 633,000 individuals' personal info painfully…

https://osintsights.com/uk-water-firm-fines-1m-for-2-year-data-breach-alternatively-south-staffordshire?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#DataBreach #Uk #WaterSector #Gdpr #Ico

Daily Digest | 12 May 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

We are at the 1995 moment for AI governance. The principle: AI systems making consequential decisions about people should reflect the values of the jurisdiction where those people live. Not the values of whoever built the system.

The trolley problem has a nationality. The rules for the machine should too.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/11/who-makes-the-rules-for-the-machine/

#artificialintelligence #AIgovernance #algorithmicsovereignty #publicpolicy #GDPR