GDPR: The Illusion of More Rights and the Hypocracy
GDPR has just come into action throughout the EU, telling you that you have more rights regarding data held about you, nothing can be further from the truth. The full script of the Regulation is here . Notice in paragraph 5 & 6, especially the text: 5) ...National authorities in the Member States are being called upon by Union law to cooperate and exchange personal data so as to be able to perform their duties or carry out tasks on behalf of an authority in another Member State. 6) ...should further facilitate the free flow of personal data within the Union and the transfer to third countries and international organisations, 10) ..This Regulation also provides a margin of manoeuvre for Member States to specify its rules, including for the processing of special categories of personal data (‘sensitive data’). Basically the above translates to the fact that your information must be shared with other EU states, whether held by your own state or a private company. States a