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>Anyway, this is a public space and license plate numbers are a public information (just like the names of streets), which can be associated with an individual

>Anyway, this is a public space and license plate numbers are a public information (just like the names of streets), which can be associated with an individual but until they are - they are not personal information. The fact that the vehicle is in a public space is irrelevant, and the names of streets are an obvious straw man. Article 4(1) of the GDPR is quite clear as to what constitutes personal data: > ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person; The fact that the natural person is identifiable by absolutely anyone (the motor vehicle licensing agency), not just the passers-by looking at the license plates, makes the license plate number personal information.

justsomehnguy 3y ago
> The fact that the vehicle is in a public space is irrelevant, and the names of streets are an obvious straw man. Oh noes, now I can't publish a map with St. StreetName on it! Because Mr. Incognito lives on St. StreetName, 31! >> ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person; > The fact that the natural person is identifiable by absolutely anyone (the motor vehicle licensing agency), not just the passers-by looking at the license plates, makes the license plate number personal information. 1 No. Associating Mr. Whatshisname with a license plate number is a personal data. The license plate number itself is not. Otherwise you should go and blur/mask all the streetnames in all the photos made in EU ever. Or disband every motor vehicle licensing agency in every EU country. And another edit: is [0] a personal data? Should Wikipedia Foundation be punished for even having that data? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigOriginal.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigOriginal.jpg

justsomehnguy 3y ago

> The fact that the vehicle is in a public space is irrelevant, and the names of streets are an obvious straw man. Oh noes, now I can't publish a map with St. StreetName on it! Because Mr. Incognito lives on St. StreetName, 31! >> ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person; > The fact that the natural person is identifiable by absolutely anyone (the motor vehicle licensing agency), not just the passers-by looking at the license plates, makes the license plate number personal information. 1 No. Associating Mr. Whatshisname with a license plate number is a personal data. The license plate number itself is not. Otherwise you should go and blur/mask all the streetnames in all the photos made in EU ever. Or disband every motor vehicle licensing agency in every EU country. And another edit: is [0] a personal data? Should Wikipedia Foundation be punished for even having that data? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigOriginal.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BigOriginal.jpg