Help wanted

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨privacyguides@lemmy.one⁩

I live in the EU and the company I work at has been bought out by an american company. They now want me to sign a document that lets them transfer my personal data from my employer to the USA. They want my Name, full address and birthday. It says that they need this for some “compliance regulation” which includes the prevention of terrorism (the ol’ classic). I feel uncomfortable giving them “explicit permission” to share this data even if it is done under “highest possible security measures” which, if they are not possible, might as well be none. I just started my apprenticeship, so they could fire me without providing a reason if I do not sign. Any help is well appreciated.

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fraksken@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It’s ok to provide your employer with your personal infornation. kudos to them for asking.

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- WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  They’re only asking because it’s an EU legal requirement; not out of some sense of ethics or morality.
  
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  - TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Thing I hate most about Lemmy is users never miss a chance to shit on the US for absolutely everything. Your employer needs this info anywhere you work worldwide, this is not US abuse thing. Her company sold to a US company and they had the AUDACITY to ask for her basic information? Wow, US has REALLY gone too far this time, right comrades??
    
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  - Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Essentially yes
    
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ramble81@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I know people have been stating it’s okay to do it (it really is), but you’re asking for help. I think you know what your two options are (give it to them, or quit) you just don’t want to or aren’t ready to hear them and are hoping for a magical third option which realistically doesn’t exist.

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- Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah no, it is not that deep. I just did not know if I could not sign it. Appears I have to.
  
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LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
This is required by GDPR. If the company wants to keep centralized employee records, likely where they are based in the US, GDPR requires them to get permission from EU citizens to do so.

The information they’re trying to store is public record, no government agency anywhere needs that provided to them.

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Guilvareux@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Asking for info: What’s you specific concern regarding this information? Is it that data is accessible in the USA, you don’t trust the company?

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- Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Data accessibility in the US. I am sharing my data with the US government. I am just quite unsure of that.
  
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  - ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Everything they’re asking for is pretty typical for the IRS (and probably a handful of other workplace-related departments). If you’re really that uncomfortable giving them less information than is required to get a driver’s license, then I think you know what your only choice is.
    
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smeg@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You could always just not do it any say nothing. It might just get forgotten, though more likely that eventually your manager will explicitly ask you to do it and they might have reasonable grounds for dismissal if you explicitly refuse. As others have said it’s probably not the worst thing in the world compared to your job!

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