Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to find out what information the government and other organisations store about you. These include the right to:
- be informed about how your data is being used
- access personal data
- have incorrect data updated
- have data erased
- stop or restrict the processing of your data
- data portability (allowing you to get and reuse your data for different services)
- object to how your data is processed in certain circumstances
You also have rights when an organisation is using your personal data for:
- automated decision-making processes (without human involvement)
- profiling, for example to predict your behaviour or interests
Plus more at the link.
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I see what you’re saying, but one person to one person seems like it could fizzle pretty quickly. Are there any non-profits working on this?
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Maybe the EFF? Because yeah, “petition your local representative” probably isn’t going to cut it.
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I’ll watch their blog and see if they’re starting something, they might be working on it behind the scenes too. https://www.eff.org/
