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SwingsitlikeHogan
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Yes - I know what GDPR is. What's that got to do with discussions around Brexit. Unless by debating it we are straying into territory that might undermine the UK negotiating teams ability to strike a great deal. I never realised that Barnier was a golfer and was a watcher of the forum.
I'll add - how long running does a thread have to before it is deleted? Or is it based upon the time of the most recent post of any contributor. Doesn't that just mean new threads can be started to replace the old ones?
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I didn't tell you what GDPR was, just that it is the reason for deletion - Mike said so in his post (see the lounge) :thup:
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Yes - just asking which aspect of GDPR does a long running thread contravene. I don't know the detail of how it might apply to long running threads on forums.
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Personal details of of the posters on the thread perhaps?
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I can understand that but we don't need to post personal details unless we choose to.
Anyway - as Mike says - replacement threads can be started
bobmac
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I'm sure if you send Mike a message he'll explain it
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We've already got one going, and it's better than the original - more serious :thup:
A person can request that their personal details are no longer held by a company, they can ask to be removed. It may be that the person concerned used their real name on the forum or there were identifying statements that people could use to see who they were. GM would then have to remove all of their posts, as per the request. I suspect it is far easier to remove the whole thread than identify and remove each post made by this individual. Had GM not followed the request of the person then they may have been in breach of GDPR rules and could have been sued.
Forums may need to look at this and add some form of wording to avoid this going forward. It is not really what GDPR is about, IMO, but a by product of a catch all piece of legislation. At the moment though it was the best course of action by GM until the implications of GDPR are fully shaken out.
That is how I read it anyway.
Forums may need to look at this and add some form of wording to avoid this going forward. It is not really what GDPR is about, IMO, but a by product of a catch all piece of legislation. At the moment though it was the best course of action by GM until the implications of GDPR are fully shaken out.
That is how I read it anyway.
Crow
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Maybe, just maybe, and it's a very big maybe, one of the thread regulars found that the thread had changed their views
eek and is now unhappy with some of the previous posts they'd made. Highly unlikely I know, but a feint possibility.
Maybe, just maybe, and it's a very big maybe, one of the thread regulars found that the thread had changed their views
Highly unlikely I know, but a feint possibility.
You been out too long in the sun?
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The guy did mention that he was going to request the deletion before he got banned iirc.
He is no longer when I search on his name, along with a lot of my posts, interesting to read. Forums will definitely need to implement new software that enables eraser easier, a minefield GDPR is.
He is no longer when I search on his name, along with a lot of my posts, interesting to read. Forums will definitely need to implement new software that enables eraser easier, a minefield GDPR is.
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I could check with our GDPR Police if I bump into them, but I'd read "personal details" as personal data, address/dob/information.
I am not sure that "stuff posted in public" forums counts as personal detail... eg would Twitter be required to remove every Tweet ever posted if someone asked?
Interested to know
chrisd
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Maybe, just maybe, and it's a very big maybe, one of the thread regulars found that the thread had changed their views
Highly unlikely I know, but a feint possibility.
Somebody change their view on a forum ??
You really shouldn't drink in the middle of the day mate!😁
Beezerk
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What guy is this? Or will this thread get deleted if you mention his name 😂
I have not looked into that aspect as it did not affect my firm. I do know however that GDPR it is a bit of a minefield and I have heard conflicting advice by so called specialists on the subject. GM may be taking action on the 'just in case' scenario. People are feeling around this subject, no one wants to be a test case, so better safe than sorry even if that means going over the top in a response. I would be in their shoes.
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I would not like to mention his name just in case ( Good Idea Mod Edit)
The weird thing was I changed my username to take away my name to A Dream Albatross(ADA), as had comments from clients about my posts, but I assume his reasons were different and why his wanted his posts deleted.
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Had a chat with an Information Assurance boffin just now... very interesting. Debates happening all over the place about how to manage a situation -
i) Some Forums feel that forum content is different from "personal data" - some don't
ii) Those who don't, have either deleted everything... or deleted posts leaving a message "content deleted at authors request" GM have clearly gone for the "why risk it" approach.. understandable. I suspect t the answer is in the detail somewhere, or it'll be tested by case law, eventually!
Proposed EU attempts to regulate the Internet further were voted down by MEPs, but (here's the thing) will return to debate in September.
When is a "no" vote a "no vote with this lot?" whoops, wrong thread!
i) Some Forums feel that forum content is different from "personal data" - some don't
ii) Those who don't, have either deleted everything... or deleted posts leaving a message "content deleted at authors request" GM have clearly gone for the "why risk it" approach.. understandable. I suspect t the answer is in the detail somewhere, or it'll be tested by case law, eventually!
Proposed EU attempts to regulate the Internet further were voted down by MEPs, but (here's the thing) will return to debate in September.
When is a "no" vote a "no vote with this lot?" whoops, wrong thread!
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