One movie which I empirically realise its trueness is the “Das Experiment (2001)”. It is based on a real experiment, conducted by Dr Philip Zimbardo, and it is more than a film with its straightforward concept. Its main message is how the people change when they were assigned with any power. It is a matter of mere conjectural, how exactly the experiment would be different if we swap the police with forest guards, bureaucrats, etc.
This article discusses the misuse of powers of GDPR and the data privacy concept. It engages and looks into the Decision of Cypriot Data Protection Authority (DPA) of 25th Oct 20191, although the reference to this case is indicative; the primary goal of this article is to formulate broader commentaries and worries. The facts of this case are straightforward enough: it regards a trade union (Cyprus Workers Confederation) and a Cypriot Companies Group (Louis Group), which among other things offer passenger handling services to local Airports. The general secretary of the trade union demands from the company to stop using the Bradford Factor as a management procedure, due to privacy concerns. The Cypriot Data Commissioner intervened and imposed penalties of 82.000 euros. […]
