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Does gdpr.eu violate GDPR compliancy?

As I understand it, the GDPR does not permit sending of personal information (which includes the IP address) without prior consent by the user. If that's true, it's basically impossible to fetch any external resources on a website without asking for…
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Is it legal for google street view images to see in my house (EU)?

My aunt lives somewhere on the territory of European Union and I navigated to her house in street view mode on Google Maps. I noticed that by navigating those images you can see into her house! You can clearly see that she has a flower pot in the…
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Does Google routinely form contracts by accessing web sites with their crawler?

Many web sites contain terms of service, where the web site puts a link to "Terms" or similar, and anyone who accesses the web site forms a contract with the web site operator under those offered terms. Google operates a web crawler that accesses…
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Under GDPR, why is google not considering the index entries as personal data?

I have a fairly unique name and never came across, online or otherwise, anyone with the same name and spelling. Following this, I make the assumption that this qualifies as personal data under GDPR since my name and first name uniquely identify me…
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Can Google block from search results websites which break Youtube's TOS?

There are many websites online which let one download videos from YouTube. These breach the Terms of Service of YouTube, which is owned by Google. Could Google legally block these websites from appearing in Google's search results? Could it…
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GDPR issues with Google sharing suspected child abuse images with law enforcement

I recently read of a man who had a Google account. His son's doctor asked for photos of a medical issue his son was having around his groin area, so his wife used his phone to take some. Google flagged up the images as potential child sexual abuse,…
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Do I violate the EU GDPR when I host a static website on Google?

To my knowledge IP addresses are considered personal data under the GDPR and thus may only be processed under one of several conditions (one being user consent). There has also been a verdict in a German court according to which embedding Google…
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Is it legal to install Google apps unofficially?

May Google sue me if I install Google apps unofficially on my device (from The Open GApps Project for example) and sign in with my account? or will Google delete my account instead? The need for this is because Windows Subsystem for Android doesn't…
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Does Australia's News Media Bargaining Code prevent Australian news being displayed outside of Australia?

The Australian News Bargaining Code, if passed, will prevent companies like Google and Facebook from displaying images and snippets (and possibly even headlines) on their platforms unless they pay content creators for the right to do so. In…
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Legal consequences of an accidental Google search

I am someone who frequents several imageboards. As often happens, because there's complete anonymity, people often say the most insane, outrageous and vile stuff imaginable. Against my better judgement I was arguing with one such individual who said…
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Does the GDPR's "right to be forgotten" extend to Google's search results?

I have recently "googled" my own full name and found out that some comments I made during my teens have been indexed by Google. Back then I have used my full name as a user-name on that website. I have deleted those comments from the indexed website…
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On what basis can Google decide that 13 is the age of autonomy for its users?

On what basis can Google, Facebook, Tik Tok (to name a few) determine that the age of 13 is the age from which a person has all the privileges needed for the management of his account when the age of majority is 18 or 21, but not 13? Family Link,…
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How a country can fine an Internet company from another country?

Recently France fined Google. Google intends to comply. Why? How a country can fine an Internet company from another country? I understand that Google's business is mostly ads. As long as France is not blocking Internet traffic, can't Google just…
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Considering the licence, can I use ADB for other purposes than creating an Android application?

When I try to download Android SDK Platform-Tools (with ADB) from the official site (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools) it is required to accept the license that states (among others): 3.1 Subject to the terms of the…
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Can I use Google Cloud text-to-speech to create and monetize an audiobook from a public domain book?

I have text for a book in the public domain. I use Google Cloud speech-to-text to convert the book into an audio format. Can I distribute/monetize the resulting audiobook as I wish? Previous question seems to indicate I can: Can I use the sound…
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