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		Nextgrid on March 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What data do the Google Dialer and Messages apps o... > But probably is allowed (as you state) because until now nobody looked at it and then nobody took the time to inform the respective authorities. Something illegal doesn't become illegal only after law enforcement is informed. > So that I can send a complaint to my data protection agency in Schleswig-Holstein (German state I am residing in). I wish you the best of luck and hope that your local DPA is much more competent than the UK one.

sdoering on March 21, 2022 [–]

> Something illegal doesn't become illegal only after law enforcement is informed.

I didn't say that. Only that law enforcement (or data privacy regulators) probably were not aware of it happening.

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