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Giving fake info can compromise your GDPR access rights (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10336994

I often give fake info as an extra measure of data protection. If I don’t need the data controller to have my date of birth, I give a fake one.

Well this just screwed me because I made an access request and the data controller said: to verify your identity, tell us your date of birth. Fuck me. I didn’t keep track of which fake date I gave them. I didn’t even keep track of whether I gave fake info. So they could treat my otherwise legit request as a breach attempt.

I should have kept track of the birth date I supplied. I will; from now on.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Good tip; I guess I’ll just pick a consistent date from now on.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

I’ll probably use a different DoB for each but keep it in a password file and treat it like a password of sorts.

The data controller was actually being quite responsible in this case by verifying a simple piece of info that should have been mutually known. Many data controllers are reckless and demand a full copy of an ID card (entirely against GDPR rules).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Now you've run into the same issue as using your real DOB.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I suppose I could work out a way of hashing the website name into a date, then I can rehash it whenever needed