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Case 10 – Unauthorized Dating-Platform Registration Using My Personal Email Address (2026)
On 10 August 2026, I unexpectedly received an email informing me that an account had been created on a dating/communication platform using my personal Gmail address. I had not created this account, had not initiated the registration, and had not authorized another person to use my email address for this purpose. The timing was particularly…
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Case 9 – Newsletter Subscription and an Account I Do Not Recall Creating (2026)
1. An unexpected newsletter In 2026, I began receiving newsletters from a well-known international news organization at my personal email address. The newsletters stated that I was receiving them because I had signed up for updates. I did not recall making such a subscription. Rather than simply unsubscribing, I wanted to understand how my email…
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Case 8 – Right of Access Concerning an Unsolicited International Conference Invitation (2026)
Status: Proceedings before the Austrian Data Protection AuthorityInitial event: May 2026Relevant GDPR provisions: Articles 12 and 15 GDPRMain issue: An unsolicited invitation to speak at an international AI conference was sent to my professional email address. My subsequent request to establish the source and processing of my personal data was not answered within the statutory…
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Case 7 – Right of Access Concerning the Origin or Algorithmic Derivation of a Work Email Address
Status: Complaint submitted to the Austrian Data Protection AuthorityDate of complaint: 21 August 2026Relevant GDPR provisions: Articles 12 and 15 GDPRMain issue: Whether a work email address was collected from an external source, supplied by a third party, or generated, inferred, predicted or verified algorithmically On 27 July 2026, I received a transparency notice from…
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Case 6 – Right of Access and an Unexplained Marketing Data Chain
Status: Proceedings before the Austrian Data Protection AuthorityInitial events: April 2026Relevant GDPR provisions: Articles 12–15 GDPRMain issue: Personal data, an apparent opt-in and campaign interactions were attributed to me within a multi-party marketing chain that I did not knowingly initiate. In April 2026, I received an unsolicited marketing email at my professional email address concerning…
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Case 5 – Right of Access Concerning the Source and Disclosure of a Private Telephone Number
Status: Pending before the Austrian Data Protection AuthorityYear: 2026Relevant GDPR provisions: Articles 12, 14 and 15 GDPRMain issue: Source, legal basis and onward disclosure of a private telephone number This case concerns the processing of my private telephone number within the business-contact and data-enrichment ecosystem. The number is particularly significant because, unlike a professional email…
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Case 4 – Right of Access Concerning the Source of an Unsolicited Conference Invitation (2026)
Background On 6 February 2026, I received an unsolicited professional email at my work email address inviting me to attend a conference on conversational AI and customer experience in Munich. The message was sent by a marketing representative of an event-organising company. The issue was not the conference invitation itself. My concern was that I…
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Case 26
On 10 August 2026, I unexpectedly received an email informing me that an account had been created on a dating/communication platform using my personal Gmail address. I had not created this account, had not initiated the registration, and had not authorized another person to use my email address for this purpose. The timing was particularly…
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Bulk Emails
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Anonymous Calls
19.08.2026 at 15:27 – (Greece) in my second Tel. number that only a few trusted people have 13.08.2026 at 10:52 – (Greece) in my second Tel. number that only a few trusted people have 14.08.2026 at 11:52 (Greece) in my “first” phone number 23.07.2026 at 15:47 – (Greece) in my second Tel. number that only…