"However, there is one country that always, always brings home the gold in the Regulatory Capture Olympics: Ireland."

by @pluralistic:

Meta's new top EU regulator is contractually prohibited from hurting Meta’s feelings (1 Dec 2025)

pluralistic.net/2025/12/01/eri…

#MastoDaoine #GDPR #DataProtection #RegulatoryCapture #Ireland

No bark. No bite.

The Information Commissioner's Office (UK) has shied away from enforcing data laws one too many times.

Yesterday over 70 groups and experts joined ORG's demand for an inquiry into the regulator.

Evidence shows that enforcement goes down, breaches go up. We say enough.

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

#dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ICO #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #datarights

70+ organisations and experts demand action over failing ICO

Over 70 civil society organisations, academics and data protection experts have urged the Chair of the Select Committee for Science Information and Technology to open an inquiry into the collapse in enforcement activity by the Information Commissione…

^{Open Rights Group}

A few hours ago I discovered that all my school grades, from age 10 to 18, are available on the website of the Chilean Ministry of Education. Anyone can download them, knowing my rut and year, and a captha (so secure) in the computer version (which is not in the mobile). This is the level of privacy protection in Chile, unacceptable and worrisome.

PS: The RUT has been leaked so many times it is pathetic now

Website: certificados.mineduc.cl/mvc/ho…

#privacy #Chile #dataprotection

For privacy preserving people, here is the frama form :)

framaforms.org/gdpr-research-p… #dataprotection