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Swiss e-mobility firm Soflow now charges €19.99 for account deletions, raising concerns over GDPR compliance and consumer rights. Explore the implications for user privacy and legal standards.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago

Soflow is a e-scooter manufacturer. Article assumes you know this.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

Just send them a GDPR deletion request by mail and they will regret not having an online flow (that's free, obviously). Do they operate in EU? No court will allow this fee and i doubt they risk a trial over 20 bucks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

We cannot let this become the new norm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Why delete account when you can stop paying and let it rot ?