W Social publishes the personal details of its verified users on the open web without their explicit consent.

I just published a blog post that explains the latest #WSocial controversy: W Social is publishing as a permanent record on the open web the full names, nationalities and approximate birthdays of their verified users... who may be unaware all this information is available for anyone to see, outside of the social network. 🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/public-by-design-how-w-social-makes-their-verified-users-personal-details-visible-on-the-open-web/ #privacy #GDPR #EUBigTech

Spotted on Trending: @_elena dug into W Social publishing verified users' names, nationalities and approximate birthdays as a permanent record on the open web — and many of those users may have no idea it's public. Solid GDPR analysis in her write-up: https://blog.elenarossini.com/public-by-design-how-w-social-makes-their-verified-users-personal-details-visible-on-the-open-web/ #privacy #GDPR #WSocial