alt Hacker NewsMy understanding is that the GDPR “right to be forgotten” applies to personal data. Are publicly available comments considered personal data?
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croes • today at 6:48 AM
If they can help to deanonymize you, they must contain something personal. Writing pattern are pretty personal, certain spelling errors too, or the choose of words.
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moi2388 • today at 6:52 AM
From ico.org.uk: “ It is important to note that opinions and inferences are also personal data, maybe special category data, if they directly or indirectly relate to that individual”
From gdpr-info.eu: “ Subjective information such as opinions, judgements or estimates can be personal data.”
So yes. HN is in violation of the GDPR. I had already filed a complaint about this policy at my local GDPR authority.
Well, the username attached to them would surely be.