r/gdpr
24k members
r/gdpr is a subreddit with 24k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses gdpr, privacy, compliance, data, and ai.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect 25 May 2018. Ask questions about the GDPR, discuss and share resources about the GDPR, and learn about best-practices regarding personal data and data privacy. Related laws like ePrivacy or UK GDPR are also in scope.
Popular Themes in r/gdpr
#1
Advice Requests
: "Must a Data Controller give me reasons for their use of Art. 17(3)(e) GDPR to refuse an erasure request? How strong does their basis have to be in order to invoke this?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for GDPR compliant database tools based in Europe, any recommendations?"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Subject Access Requests (SARs) are still the bane of my existence, I don't understand why!"
5 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Built a tool to help companies track EU AI Act compliance before the August 2 deadline — happy to share it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gdpr
#1
Gdpr
: "Refusing to delete an account due to Gdpr"
131 posts
#2
Privacy
: "Has GDPR actually improved Privacy, or just trained everyone to click "Accept"?"
29 posts
#3
Compliance
: "Built a tool to help companies track EU AI Act Compliance before the August 2 deadline — happy to share it"
22 posts
#4
Data
: "Storage limit on oersonal Data"
19 posts
#5
Ai
: "GDPR Article 22 and EU Ai Act Article 86 are essentially the same obligation, why is nobody talking about this?"
19 posts
#6
Advice
: "Advice on training employees"
8 posts
#7
Personal Data
: "Asked Google to remove my Personal Data under Article 17, they refused. What are my options?"
8 posts
#8
Sar
: "Email outputs for Sar"
7 posts
#9
Eu Ai Act
: "GDPR Article 22 and Eu Ai Act Article 86 are essentially the same obligation, why is nobody talking about this?"
7 posts
#10
Employer
: "Employer shared sensitive info with my family"
7 posts
Flair Used in r/gdpr
#1
EU 🇪🇺
: "American video game company refusing to delete account"
69 posts
#2
Question - General
: "Anyone else start a risk assessment and immediately regret it?"
45 posts
#3
UK 🇬🇧
: "Refusing to delete an account due to GDPR"
38 posts
#4
Question - Data Controller
: "Clients treating "legitimate interest" like a magic wand for bought data"
7 posts
#5
Question - Data Subject
: "Why does "legitimate interest" option even exits?"
7 posts
#6
Analysis
: "Google killed the Privacy Sandbox. Six months later, consent is all that remains."
7 posts
#7
Resource
: "Advice on training employees"
7 posts
#8
News
: "US Supreme Court just blew up EU-US Data Transfers"
4 posts
#9
Meta
: "Getting Meta to delete your data"
2 posts
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Yearly
+5k members(26.5%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026