France Fines Monsanto For Illegally Acquiring Data On Journalists, Activists
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210728-france-fines-monsanto-for-illegally-acquiring-data-on-journalists-activists?utm_campaign=Recruiting%20Brainfood&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletterENGAGEMENT
Issue #252
8 Aug 2021
France’s personal data protection agency on Wednesday fined US firm Monsanto for illegally compiling files of public figures, journalists and activists with the aim of swaying opinion towards support…
Three cheers for France was my first instinct, but a deeper reading of the ruling left me concerned; it appears that list building without explicit consent of those on that list, was the crime. How does one even do recruiting if that is the case? Interesting precedent set and one with potentially significant ramifications for everything we do. Keep an eye on this.