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Due to the GDPR (Article 20), services (like Apple or Google) had to offer EU citizens[1] the option to download their personal data. Many also offer this option to non-EU citizens to a greater or ...
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Zer0
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2024-03-28T11:27:57Z (9 months ago)
Due to the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) ([Article 20](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-20-gdpr/)), services (like Apple or Google) had to offer [EU citizens][1] the option to download their personal data. Many also offer this option to non-EU citizens to a greater or lesser extent.- Apple describes this process here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102208
- > How to request a copy of your data:
- >
- > 1. Sign in to privacy.apple.com with your Apple ID and password.
- > 2. Select "Request a copy of your data."
- > 3. On the following page, select the data you’d like to download. **If you don’t see this option, it means that this feature is not available in your country or region.**
- > 4. Select Continue.
- >
- > When you request a copy of your data (or a specific subset of your data), **we first verify that you are the account holder making the request**...
[1]: European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA)
- Due to the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) ([Article 20](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-20-gdpr/)), services (like Apple or Google) had to offer EU citizens[^1] the option to download their personal data. Many also offer this option to non-EU citizens to a greater or lesser extent.
- Apple describes this process here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102208
- > How to request a copy of your data:
- >
- > 1. Sign in to privacy.apple.com with your Apple ID and password.
- > 2. Select "Request a copy of your data."
- > 3. On the following page, select the data you’d like to download. **If you don’t see this option, it means that this feature is not available in your country or region.**
- > 4. Select Continue.
- >
- > When you request a copy of your data (or a specific subset of your data), **we first verify that you are the account holder making the request**...
- [^1]: European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA)
#1: Initial revision
by
Zer0
·
2024-03-28T11:25:16Z (9 months ago)
Due to the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) ([Article 20](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-20-gdpr/)), services (like Apple or Google) had to offer [EU citizens][1] the option to download their personal data. Many also offer this option to non-EU citizens to a greater or lesser extent. Apple describes this process here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102208 > How to request a copy of your data: > > 1. Sign in to privacy.apple.com with your Apple ID and password. > 2. Select "Request a copy of your data." > 3. On the following page, select the data you’d like to download. **If you don’t see this option, it means that this feature is not available in your country or region.** > 4. Select Continue. > > When you request a copy of your data (or a specific subset of your data), **we first verify that you are the account holder making the request**... [1]: European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA)