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Personal Statement
To whom it may concern ::: F43.2 ::: In the last months, I have been getting several requests for reviews of scientific work, publications, workshops, invitations for being a speaker/delegate at conferences, and reading material at my personal Email address. My private phone number was shared, services are supposedly bought in my name, and I…
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Case 3
The third time I was contacted in my private Email address was on 18.09.2024. I replied with my standard text referring to the GDPR. I’ve received the answer on 20.09.2024 that my private Email address “was obtained as part of the creation of a scientific profile, either through prior interaction with our platform or a…
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Case 2
The second time I was contacted in my private Email address was 16.09.2024 – a month later. This time, I was asked by a very well known publisher in Germany to be a guest editor. By that time I have contacted lawyers who specialized with private data protection, and I had a standard answer for…
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Case 1
The first review request came on 11. August 2024. Asking back “who provided you my private Email address”, the person that sent the Email replied: “Dear Anna, Thank you for your email. I’m sorry, but we can not disclose who suggested you as a reviewer for this submission. As part of the peer review process,…
