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by anonbuddy 270 days ago
is slack legally allowed to not let you export your data in order to move somewhere else?
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hiatus 270 days ago
Everything that is not forbidden by the law is allowed. Is there a law specifically granting you the right to data held by another? Can my electric company legally withhold hourly usage data of mine even though they have it?
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notpushkin 270 days ago
GDPR (and similar laws, like CCPA) require companies to provide a data export when requested. Probably this could be used here?
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Xss3 270 days ago
If every user did a gdpr request perhaps
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hiatus 270 days ago
I know GDPR provides rights for access and portability, but I'm not sure if you have portability rights for content you didn't create (like messages sent to you).
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notpushkin 270 days ago
Why not? It is data about you, technically speaking.
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