DSB Cases
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Case 3 – Right of access concerning a work email address (2026)
In February 2026, I received an unsolicited marketing email at my work email address promoting scientific products relating to cancer research. Since my work email address was not publicly available and I had no professional activity relating to the advertised products, I asked the sender to explain how my contact details had been obtained and…
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Case 2 – Right of access concerning a non-public work email address (2026)
In January 2026, I received an unsolicited business email at my work email address. Unlike several previous cases involving my private Gmail address, this email was sent to my work email account, which was not publicly available. Since I did not know how this address had been obtained, I asked the sender to explain the…
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Case 1 – Right to confidentiality of my private telephone number (2024)
In June 2024, shortly before the end of my employment at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) https://boku.ac.at/, I became aware that my private mobile telephone number had been forwarded to another member of my research group without my prior knowledge or consent. I was subsequently contacted via Telegram regarding my…