Because it's Google. Do you have a couple million dollars to spare? This is a go... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		pqkejfjcosp 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google shared my phone number Because it's Google. Do you have a couple million dollars to spare? This is a government-level issue. It's a clear breach of gdpr, but I get the feeling this guy is in America.

Dan-Q 9 months ago [–]

Post author here. Nope, I'm in the UK, and therefore covered by the DPA2018 (which is basically the copy-paste version of the GDPR that the UK government made post-Brexit).

harvey9 9 months ago | [–]

It was post the leave vote but still during EU membership, and still on the statute books.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact