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by kranke155 1146 days ago
Does GDPR prevent this in Europe ?
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sschueller 1146 days ago
No but the right to be forgotten. These companies are not allowed to collect this information on Europeans unless you are doing business with them.

If you are in Switzerland you can use the following letter samples [1] to request a copy of your data and also delete any data they may have of you.

These letters have consequences if the companies don't comply.

[1] https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/dokumen...

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upofadown 1146 days ago
I think it would prevent an employer from transferring personal data to a third party without justification.
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1letterunixname 1145 days ago
US-based companies don't view employee information this way. The (unfortunate) US approach is: "once available, it's no longer your property, and can be bought and resold to anyone."
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