Facebook References to the Greek Data Protection Authority

According to the Norwegian technology website NRKbeta, Facebook has reported to the Data Protection Authority for violations of European privacy laws in Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece.

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After revealing the scandal Facebook-Cambridge Analytica, the largest social network admitted that data was affected by 87 million members or about 27 million more than originally reported.

The company reports that mainly citizens of (sic, because European legislation is stricter), but it is now clear that the data collection also affected users from all over Europe

Complaints to European data protection authorities, which were filed simultaneously by several consumer organizations, say that Facebook does not adequately protect the data of its users, that the company is inattentive to third parties' access to the data it collects, and that it has not repaired nothing but knowing about the 2015 leak.

The European Data Protection Authorities (in the case of Greece, we are talking about Home Privacy Policy or Hellenic Data Protection Authority) may force Facebook to stop or change some of its practices.

Greek Legislation on the protection of personal data (PDF)

From the page of the Greek Authority?

The mission of the Authority is to protect the person's personality and privacy rights in Greece in accordance with the provisions of Laws 2472 / 1997 and 3471 / 2006.

The primary purpose of the Authority is to protect the citizen from the illegal processing of his personal data, but also to assist him in any case that is found of his relative rights in each business sector (financial, health, insurance, education, public administration, transport, media, etc.).

Also, the purpose of the Authority is to and guidance of data controllers in fulfilling their obligations towards the law, taking into account the new service needs of Greek society, as well as the penetration of modern digital communications and networks. Therefore, the Authority pays particular attention to, among other things, observing and dealing with issues that arise with the development of new technologies and applications.

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