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Everything that is not forbidden by the law is allowed. Is there a law specifically granting you the right to data held by another? Can my electric company lega

by hiatus 1y ago

Everything that is not forbidden by the law is allowed. Is there a law specifically granting you the right to data held by another? Can my electric company legally withhold hourly usage data of mine even though they have it?

notpushkin 1y ago
GDPR (and similar laws, like CCPA) require companies to provide a data export when requested. Probably this could be used here?
- Xss3 1y ago
  If every user did a gdpr request perhaps
- hiatus 1y ago
  I know GDPR provides rights for access and portability, but I'm not sure if you have portability rights for content you didn't create (like messages sent to you).
  - notpushkin 1y ago
    Why not? It is data about you, technically speaking.
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