Why do you feel you deserve a defense from someone involved in these scenarios or at EV?
We don’t ask for a defence! We think that if the laws have been broken, then it’s important that the EA community and its critics are aware of this.
There are also perfectly reasonable explanations for these situations that don’t involve illegal activity.
Also in good faith: could you describe an example reasonable explanation? We might have misinterpreted the relevant laws, but it seems unambiguous that the first case is against the law as described unless the ‘adequate legal authority’ clause applies—and if it does, then it seems unambiguously not against the law. Similarly, if the GDPR functions as the quoted text implies (and if Cremer’s account was accurate, which isn’t a given), it seems unambiguous that this manner of storing data contravenes it.
We appreciate the reply!
We don’t ask for a defence! We think that if the laws have been broken, then it’s important that the EA community and its critics are aware of this.
Also in good faith: could you describe an example reasonable explanation? We might have misinterpreted the relevant laws, but it seems unambiguous that the first case is against the law as described unless the ‘adequate legal authority’ clause applies—and if it does, then it seems unambiguously not against the law. Similarly, if the GDPR functions as the quoted text implies (and if Cremer’s account was accurate, which isn’t a given), it seems unambiguous that this manner of storing data contravenes it.