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Noyb reports controllers limit GDPR rights to specific request formats

Noyb notes that many data controllers use automated systems that restrict how data subjects can exercise their GDPR rights, often limiting requests to specific formats that may not serve the data subject's interests. The organization highlights that such automated request forms can be overly complex or impractical.

Why it matters: The report warns that restrictive automated request processes may undermine GDPR rights.

Summary generated from the sources below. Check the primary source before relying on it; this is not legal advice.

Sources
Test Cases On Freedom To Exercise GDPR Rights In Any Format
noyb · primary source · Dec 8, 2018
Test Cases On Freedom To Exercise GDPR Rights In Any Format
noyb · Dec 8, 2018
Details
JurisdictionEuropean Union
RegulatorEDPB
LawGeneral Data Protection Regulation
StatusPublished
PublishedDecember 8, 2018
Effectivenot stated
Topicsaccess, correction, deletion, privacy, portability, opt out
Datapersonal