<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div>you might have noticed that here has been discussion on how we should share the datasets we have collected of public mailing archives. Our data format is quite different from how they are presented on GNU mailman or Listserv, which creates certain points of concern we should not neglect.</div><div>I have been in contact with some people through the Prototype fund and have obtained the following advise:</div><div><br></div><div>"""</div>Since you are dealing with "fully or partially automated processing of personal data" (Art. 2 Para. 1 GDPR), you fall under the provisions of the GDPR. Where you got the data from should be irrelevant for this point. Since you have collected the data without the consent of the persons, Art. 14 GDPR (information obligation if the personal data was not collected from the person concerned) could also be of interest. There are exceptions for scientific purposes (Art. 89 GDPR), but here too you have to pay close attention. Note that hashing mail addresses does not necessarily make the data "less dangerous". It would be better to pseudonymized the whole thing.<div>My tip would be not to pass on any data, to refer to the scientific aspect of the processing and to spend € 200-300 on legal advice.</div><div>"""</div><div><br></div><div>Through the Prototype fund we have the financial means to pay for legal advise.</div><div>Please share your thoughts, comments, ideas.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Wishes,</div><div>Christoph</div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font color="#666699" size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:10pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(12,100,192)"><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,111,201)"><br></span></font><font color="#666699"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,111,201)"></span></font><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,111,201)"></span></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:9pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"></span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:13px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-size:15px"></span><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><font style="color:black;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif"><font color="black" size="3" face="Times New Roman,Times,serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols"><font size="1" face="Tahoma"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,111,201)"></span></i></span></font></font></font></font></font><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12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