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ginko a day ago

Under GDPR you have the legal right for your name to be stored and processed with the correct spelling in the EU.

https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Brusse...

xigoi 19 hours ago | parent [-]

This seems to only apply to banks.

pornel 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I wouldn't be surprised if that created kafkaesque problems with other institutions that require name to match the bank account exactly, and break/reject non-ASCII at the same time.

robin_reala 18 hours ago | parent [-]

I know an Åsa who became variously Åsa, Aasa and Asa after moving to a non-Scandinavian country. That took a while to untangle, and caused some of the problems you describe.

samatman 16 hours ago | parent [-]

Spelled with an Angstrom, or with a Latin Capital Letter A With Ring Above?

robin_reala 6 hours ago | parent [-]

The second. It’s the 27th letter of the Swedish alphabet.

voidUpdate 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Apparently it didn't apply to my bank when I tried to change my name with them, according to them anyone could have made my change of name form, and having ID and correctly putting in the PIN for my card wasn't enough

jeroenhd 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The Belgian DPA had at least one bank pay a fine for their incompetence: https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=APD/GBA_(Belgium)_-_141/2...

Depending on how strongly you feel about this, there's a good chance you'll win if you take your bank to court.

Etheryte 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This does not only apply to banks. The specific court case was brought against a bank, but the law as is applies to any and everyone who processes your personal data.

robin_reala 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s a general right to have incorrect personal data relating to you rectified by the data processor.

postepowanieadm 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, anywhere where your name is used.