minus-squarekoper@feddit.nltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•Legality of OSINT and Data Aggregators Hoarding Leaked Data?linkfedilinkarrow-up7·21 days ago Obviously acquiring publicly available data is legal Under the EU GDPR it is often not legal. Controllers need a legal basis, which only exists if there is an appropriate relationship between the controller and the data subject. linkfedilink
minus-squarekoper@feddit.nltoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•EasylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, you got downvoted because you were insulting and incorrect. linkfedilink
Under the EU GDPR it is often not legal. Controllers need a legal basis, which only exists if there is an appropriate relationship between the controller and the data subject.