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In Europe, definitly not while applying for a visum (they don't want your online-handles and passwords for example). You'll probably get "background-checked" fr
by maze-le 7y ago
In Europe, definitly not while applying for a visum (they don't want your online-handles and passwords for example). You'll probably get "background-checked" from the interior intelligence agencies (e.g. Verfassungsschutz) while completing the formal immigration process, but that is a completely different story than a mere visum.
- jacobush 7y agoI imagine there would have to be some kind of GDPR exception for that to happen in Europe.
- majewsky 7y agoGDPR can be overridden by any law that deems data access necessary for government officers to do their job. When those laws are overturned by the courts, it's not on the basis of GDPR or similar laws, it's usually because they violate the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which has a constitution-like status due to the Treaty of Lisbon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_...