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So to which EU politician do I send GDPR complaint to? The EU politicians have completely isolated themselves from the common folk through their bureaucratical

So to which EU politician do I send GDPR complaint to? The EU politicians have completely isolated themselves from the common folk through their bureaucratical system.

ben_w 6y ago
In that regard, is any large organisation different? I tried to convince the UK government this was a terrible idea when the Investigatory Powers Act was going through. I failed to make any difference at all to any part of it, but I did learn about Select Committees while trying to find out which MP I had to try to convince given my local MP was a powerless newbie.
- fakedang 6y ago
  With the UK, I've found (as a foreigner with voting rights previously) that it's best to build your relationship with a seniorish MP, and if that doesn't work, cough up to donate around 8-10k to the parties every year (for much more senior access). You'll pop a few eyeballs in Labour with such a donation, while the Conservatives have their own special interest groups for donors (although these usually end up as mass grilling sessions for the MPs).
  - ben_w 6y ago
    I don’t know if I should be happy to know I personally can afford to buy access to UK politicians, or embarrassed that they are so cheap, but either way that is a very interesting anecdote.
    - fakedang 6y ago
      I'd appreciate that at least the system is overt. All of the above information usually is public info. You know exactly which politician got funded by which Russian tycoon, etc.
intricatedetail 6y ago
That's the biggest problem with the EU. There is no accountability and as an individual you have no recourse, even your vote does not matter
- NonEUCitizen 6y ago
  It's by design.
- sampo 6y ago
  If America was governed like EU: Instead of the Office and President, have a commission of 50 presidents. Each state chooses one commissioner. But not by election, instead let the state legislature choose the commissioner for the state. The House needs to approve the members of the commission. Instead of Senate, have regular meetings of all state governors (or someone from their offices). Also, state governors are not chosen in elections, but by the state legislatures. Keep House as it is, but House cannot initiate new legislation. They can only approve/deny proposals from commission and the governors-senate.
alkonaut 6y ago
GDPR complaints are sent to your national Data Protection Agency (DPA). Unsure what the relation is to this article though.
- dalu 6y ago
  Third parties eyeing and storing your private communication maybe?
  - alkonaut 6y ago
    Are you suggesting they are doing it in violation of some law? This law isn't even a law yet, it's a proposal. Obviously eavesdropping and storing data with a court order is a valid use case under the GDPR. The GDPR might help ensure authorities properly delete old data though. I'm hoping that's already sorted since I hope authorities like law enforcement comply with the GDPR. There is nothing inherent about eavesdropping that would violate the GDPR.

So to which EU politician do I send GDPR complaint to? The EU politicians have completely isolated themselves from the common folk through their bureaucratical system.

ben_w 6y ago

In that regard, is any large organisation different? I tried to convince the UK government this was a terrible idea when the Investigatory Powers Act was going through. I failed to make any difference at all to any part of it, but I did learn about Select Committees while trying to find out which MP I had to try to convince given my local MP was a powerless newbie.

fakedang 6y ago
With the UK, I've found (as a foreigner with voting rights previously) that it's best to build your relationship with a seniorish MP, and if that doesn't work, cough up to donate around 8-10k to the parties every year (for much more senior access). You'll pop a few eyeballs in Labour with such a donation, while the Conservatives have their own special interest groups for donors (although these usually end up as mass grilling sessions for the MPs).
- ben_w 6y ago
  I don’t know if I should be happy to know I personally can afford to buy access to UK politicians, or embarrassed that they are so cheap, but either way that is a very interesting anecdote.
  - fakedang 6y ago
    I'd appreciate that at least the system is overt. All of the above information usually is public info. You know exactly which politician got funded by which Russian tycoon, etc.

intricatedetail 6y ago

That's the biggest problem with the EU. There is no accountability and as an individual you have no recourse, even your vote does not matter

NonEUCitizen 6y ago
It's by design.
sampo 6y ago
If America was governed like EU: Instead of the Office and President, have a commission of 50 presidents. Each state chooses one commissioner. But not by election, instead let the state legislature choose the commissioner for the state. The House needs to approve the members of the commission. Instead of Senate, have regular meetings of all state governors (or someone from their offices). Also, state governors are not chosen in elections, but by the state legislatures. Keep House as it is, but House cannot initiate new legislation. They can only approve/deny proposals from commission and the governors-senate.

alkonaut 6y ago

GDPR complaints are sent to your national Data Protection Agency (DPA). Unsure what the relation is to this article though.

dalu 6y ago
Third parties eyeing and storing your private communication maybe?
- alkonaut 6y ago
  Are you suggesting they are doing it in violation of some law? This law isn't even a law yet, it's a proposal. Obviously eavesdropping and storing data with a court order is a valid use case under the GDPR. The GDPR might help ensure authorities properly delete old data though. I'm hoping that's already sorted since I hope authorities like law enforcement comply with the GDPR. There is nothing inherent about eavesdropping that would violate the GDPR.