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Aral Balkan

Well, that’s that, then.

Screenshot of tweet: Aral Balkan (is on the fediverse) @aral “Right, folks, after 16 years this account is going away. (Only a few of you will see this, because algorithm.) You can follow me on https://ar.al & https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral I plan to deactivate it today and demand #GDPR data erasure. I recommend you do the same. 👋🤓” 11:00 AM, Nov 4, 2022, Twitter Web App
Screenshot of browser showing https://twitter.com/aral: This account doesn’t exist.
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Dan Shick

@aral how are you going about demanding GDPR data erasure?

Aral Balkan

@datn I’m trying out the service provided by Your Digital Rights:

yourdigitalrights.org/d/twitte

It creates an email similar to the one in the screenshot for your and they also apparently tell you when to follow up, etc.

Screenshot of email from me to copyright@twitter.com: To whom it may concern: I am writing to request that you erase all my personal information from all your information systems pursuant to Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To the extent that you rely on consent to process my personal data, I withdraw that consent. To the extent that you rely on your ‘legitimate interest’ to process my personal data, I object to the processing as there are no overriding legitimate grounds. Please confirm that you have erased my personal information from your systems, and that you have followed up with any controller with whom my information has been shared to ensure that they erase their copy of the data. If you need any further information from me in order to identify me or locate my records in your systems, please let me know as soon as possible. My preferred method of contact is email. Please note that I do not consent to any personal information which is part of this request, including my email address and name, to be used for any purpose other than fulfilling this request. If you do not normally deal with data protection requests, please forward this email to your Data Protection Officer, or relevant member of staff. Please note that you have 30 days to comply with this request. Please use the following information to identify me in your systems: - Twitter account handle: @aral - I deactivated my account today. - … Kind regards, Aral Balkan
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Vanessa Araya

@aral @datn Thanks for sharing! Small question, why is this necessary? What kind of data Twitter stores regardless of the deletion of the account? Thanks!

Vanessa Araya

@subramani I didn't know, thanks for the reference!

Subramani

@varaya

You're welcome. On a lighter unrelated note, I was under the impression that only we(Indians) use the term "small question" in our conversations.

Vanessa Araya

@subramani As a Latin American I use diminutives for everything :P So it was natural to just ask a "small question" :D

Aral Balkan

@varaya @datn Likely all of it (although it may no longer be accessible for you).

Marlijn

@aral @datn thank you for the link, I've just sent my data deletion request.

ona [she/they]

@aral

i imagine that you know them
noyb.eu/en
Austrian lawyers that have being working on GDPR and denouncing in Europe. maybe this can be an strategic case... for them also.

@datn

noyb.euNOYB enforces your right to privacy everydayNoyb - European Center for Digital Rights is a non-profit organization based in Vienna, Austria.
Aral Balkan

@ona @datn Yep @noybeu are on the fediverse and they’re doing excellent work :)

Jon Snyder

@aral @datn Hey email... A man of taste I see.

grob 🇺🇦:intersexprogresspride:

@aral
How do they make sure you are the legitimate owner of that account after you deactivated it? Do they check whether you have control over the email address that was used to register?
@datn

Aral Balkan

@grob @datn No idea; I guess I’ll find out :)

Aral Balkan

@Felipe_B @datn I did have to select GDPR from a list of a handful of jurisdictions they support… is that what you mean?

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