Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.
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Facebook pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform, in comments it sent to the Federal Trade Commission ahead of a hearing on the topic on Sept. 22. Facebook is seeking regulatory guidance, in the form of an independent body or regulator, in answering […]
The company, accused by the E.U. of stifling competition, is trying a tool in Ireland that would allow users to move photos and videos to Google. Facebook is trying to make it easier for users to move photos from the social network to rival online services, reacting to European privacy laws and criticism from regulators […]
A number of Italian retailers submitted to the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante, very similar complaints concerning massive data subject requests received from Italian startup Weople. Weople exercised, on behalf of the individuals that subscribed to its services via a mobile app, the right to data portability in connection to the personal data collected […]
To build portability tools people can trust and use effectively, online services need clear rules about what kinds of data should be portable and who is responsible for protecting that data as it moves to different services. To address that, Facebook has published a white paper that sets forth five questions about data portability and […]
The Future of Privacy Forum organized a panel at the 2019 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference in Brussels to discuss the limits and benefits of the right to data portability as introduced by the GDPR. The subject of the panel was prompted by several catalysts, including the discussions that held the front page last […]
“Data portability” is a feature that lets a user take their data from a service and transfer or “port” it elsewhere. This often comes up in discussions about leaving a particular social media platform and taking your data with you to a rival service. But bringing data to a competing service is just one use […]
The right to data portability is one of the most fundamental, but also most contentious rights within the GDPR. Whilst we saw parallels between the Data Protection Act and GDPR, data portability was a brand new requirement for businesses. Read article: Data portability: the hidden GDPR risk your business needs to cover
Google, together with Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook, is introducing the open-source Data Transfer Project, which will enable consumers to transfer their data directly from one service to another. Source: Google Data Transfer Project will help you move your data between services | ZDNet
Personal data that has been subjected to pseudonymisation will be in scope of new data portability rules, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said. Source: Pseudonymised data in scope of portability rules, says ICO
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