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A new investigation finds the location data of EU officials in Brussels being sold by data brokers. đź“Ť

Reporters identified multiple senior staff using “anonymous” phone data — showing how easily individuals can be re-identified. 🔒
Privacy protections still lag behind data trade realities. ⚖️

đź”— https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-officials-location-data-up-for-sale-belgium-investigation/

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EU officials’ location data is for sale, report says

The European Commission recognizes the “worrying conclusions” of the media outlets’ investigation.

POLITICO
Nov 13 at 8:53pmWeb
Show threadJohn MierauNov 13
@knoppix95 the moral here is not, let's make a separate rule for politicians, kind of like Americans do with health care, but rather should be, oh, maybe we should make stronger privacy restrictions for everybody?
Show threadKennerNov 13
@knoppix95 and that is before chat control