WetterOnline sees "disproportionate effort" in complying with the GDPR

Data Subject Rights The highly popular smartphone app WetterOnline shares the personal data of its users with hundreds of third-party companies for advertising purposes. Until a few days ago, this included highly precise location data which can be used to derive a user's place of residence and workplace or even a visit to a military base. This data has ended up on marketplaces where it's openly offered for sale. Only the users themselves don't receive their data. WetterOnline refuses to provide information about processed data, claiming that complying with the GDPR’s right of access would be too much effort. noyb is now filing a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in Germany. Complaint against WetterOnline (DE)Precise location data is a security risk. Research by netzpolitik.org and other international media showed that popular smartphone apps share the location data of several hundred million Europeans with third-party companies. Data brokers then consolidate data fr