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The law clearly and unambiguously states that inaccuracies must be corrected by the data controller. That their tech stack doesn't support internationalization,

The law clearly and unambiguously states that inaccuracies must be corrected by the data controller. That their tech stack doesn't support internationalization, rendering them incapable of fixing inaccuracies, is irrelevant (and their problem). This isn't a backdoor, it's the law working as intended.

dcminter 3y ago
Strong agree. Competition around personal banking is notoriously weak. If it were stronger the banks would have a strong incentive to offer a good customer experience, but without it they'll stick with an old system that is "good enough" because that is cheaper than replacing it with one that actually offers a better customer experience. Well, now they have a strong financial incentive (fines) to make it better. Good job GDPR.
- eru 3y ago
  Red tape, including GDPR, makes it harder to spin up competitors. Banking is one of the most regulated industries, hence the 'notoriously weak' competition.
- snotrockets 3y ago
  Even if there was competition, banks, as an industry, are given a monopoly on a public service. Just like we shouldn't let the water company does whatever the f*k they want, but hold them to standards of service, the same is expected of banks.
  - eru 3y ago
    Wouldn't the saner alternative be not to give the banks a monopoly? What monopoly are you talking about anyway?
michaelt 3y ago
> This isn't a backdoor, it's the law working as intended. I certainly think the lawmakers' intention was that for example, if someone called Stefan has had their name mis-entered as Steffan, data controllers must correct the inaccuracy. So I agree correcting names is within the scope of the law. But if some comedian decided to legally change their name to "Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind" and declares none of it can be omitted - I'm not sure lawmakers intended to require all data controllers to support that? Envelopes are only so large, after all. So I think legislators intended to make some allowances for the limitations of computer systems.
- Kbelicius 3y ago
  Most, if not all, EU countries have laws on personal names. In my country if a person has a name and surname that are comprised of more words, they need to choose which of those words will be used in legal documents. So in your example, depending on comedians choice, all data controllers would have the comedians name as "Venom Bison".

dcminter 3y ago

Strong agree. Competition around personal banking is notoriously weak. If it were stronger the banks would have a strong incentive to offer a good customer experience, but without it they'll stick with an old system that is "good enough" because that is cheaper than replacing it with one that actually offers a better customer experience. Well, now they have a strong financial incentive (fines) to make it better. Good job GDPR.

eru 3y ago
Red tape, including GDPR, makes it harder to spin up competitors. Banking is one of the most regulated industries, hence the 'notoriously weak' competition.
snotrockets 3y ago
Even if there was competition, banks, as an industry, are given a monopoly on a public service. Just like we shouldn't let the water company does whatever the f*k they want, but hold them to standards of service, the same is expected of banks.
- eru 3y ago
  Wouldn't the saner alternative be not to give the banks a monopoly? What monopoly are you talking about anyway?

michaelt 3y ago

> This isn't a backdoor, it's the law working as intended. I certainly think the lawmakers' intention was that for example, if someone called Stefan has had their name mis-entered as Steffan, data controllers must correct the inaccuracy. So I agree correcting names is within the scope of the law. But if some comedian decided to legally change their name to "Baron Venom Balrog Sabretooth Vader Megatron Vegeta Robotnik Magneto Bison Sephiroth Lex Luthor Skeletor Joker Grind" and declares none of it can be omitted - I'm not sure lawmakers intended to require all data controllers to support that? Envelopes are only so large, after all. So I think legislators intended to make some allowances for the limitations of computer systems.

Kbelicius 3y ago
Most, if not all, EU countries have laws on personal names. In my country if a person has a name and surname that are comprised of more words, they need to choose which of those words will be used in legal documents. So in your example, depending on comedians choice, all data controllers would have the comedians name as "Venom Bison".