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Under GDPR you have the legal right for your name to be stored and processed with the correct spelling in the EU. https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_A

by ginko 2y ago

Under GDPR you have the legal right for your name to be stored and processed with the correct spelling in the EU. https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Brussels_-_2019/AR/1006 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Brusse...

xigoi 2y ago
This seems to only apply to banks.
- pornel 2y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if that created kafkaesque problems with other institutions that require name to match the bank account exactly, and break/reject non-ASCII at the same time.
  - robin_reala 2y ago
    I know an Åsa who became variously Åsa, Aasa and Asa after moving to a non-Scandinavian country. That took a while to untangle, and caused some of the problems you describe.
    - samatman 2y ago
      Spelled with an Angstrom, or with a Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above?
      - robin_reala 2y ago
        The second. It’s the 27th letter of the Swedish alphabet.
- postepowanieadm 2y ago
  No, anywhere where your name is used.
- robin_reala 2y ago
  It’s a general right to have incorrect personal data relating to you rectified by the data processor.
  - account42 2y ago
    It's a silly applicaton of that right that doesn't match the original intent. An encoding in a limited character set doesn't make the data incorrect - it's as correct as it can be.
- Etheryte 2y ago
  This does not only apply to banks. The specific court case was brought against a bank, but the law as is applies to any and everyone who processes your personal data.
- voidUpdate 2y ago
  Apparently it didn't apply to my bank when I tried to change my name with them, according to them anyone could have made my change of name form, and having ID and correctly putting in the PIN for my card wasn't enough
  - jeroenhd 2y ago
    The Belgian DPA had at least one bank pay a fine for their incompetence: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2021 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2... Depending on how strongly you feel about this, there's a good chance you'll win if you take your bank to court.

by ginko 2y ago

xigoi 2y ago

This seems to only apply to banks.

pornel 2y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if that created kafkaesque problems with other institutions that require name to match the bank account exactly, and break/reject non-ASCII at the same time.
- robin_reala 2y ago
  I know an Åsa who became variously Åsa, Aasa and Asa after moving to a non-Scandinavian country. That took a while to untangle, and caused some of the problems you describe.
  - samatman 2y ago
    Spelled with an Angstrom, or with a Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above?
    - robin_reala 2y ago
      The second. It’s the 27th letter of the Swedish alphabet.
postepowanieadm 2y ago
No, anywhere where your name is used.
robin_reala 2y ago
It’s a general right to have incorrect personal data relating to you rectified by the data processor.
- account42 2y ago
  It's a silly applicaton of that right that doesn't match the original intent. An encoding in a limited character set doesn't make the data incorrect - it's as correct as it can be.
Etheryte 2y ago
This does not only apply to banks. The specific court case was brought against a bank, but the law as is applies to any and everyone who processes your personal data.
voidUpdate 2y ago
Apparently it didn't apply to my bank when I tried to change my name with them, according to them anyone could have made my change of name form, and having ID and correctly putting in the PIN for my card wasn't enough
- jeroenhd 2y ago
  The Belgian DPA had at least one bank pay a fine for their incompetence: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2021 https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2... Depending on how strongly you feel about this, there's a good chance you'll win if you take your bank to court.