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404 Media Apr 17, 2024

A spy site is scraping users' Discord messages and activity across servers and selling them to anyone with $5:

https://www.404media.co/a-spy-site-is-scraping-discord-and-selling-users-messages/

A Spy Site Is Scraping Discord and Selling Users’ Messages

404 Media tested the service, called Spy Pet, and verified it is collecting information on Discord users, including the messages they post across usually disparate servers.

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AvisJay

@404mediaco That last part is probably illegal under EU Law, as anyone can request to have their personal data deleted.
https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rules-business-and-organisations/dealing-citizens/do-we-always-have-delete-personal-data-if-person-asks_en

Do we always have to delete personal data if a person asks?

Grounds on which an organisation can refuse, or not, to delete a citizen’s personal data under the EU’s data protection law.

European Commission