Just so you know, most people who are registered with the IOF Eventor (maybe also the national SWE/NOR versions, I haven't checked) then your Date of Birth (not just the year) is displayed for the world to see. I raised this about a year ago and was told they might look at it later last year, but it hasn't happened yet.
I've been told recently that they are looking at it, and it is in the list of priority changes, but I don't know whether it'll be in time for GDPR deadlines.
So if you go to this page and then search for your favourite athlete surname you can see what I mean
https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes
IOF Eventor and GDPR
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Re: IOF Eventor and GDPR
When you register for IOF Eventor, you have to confirm acceptance of these data usage conditions:
By displaying your actual date of birth, they're doing more than you've given them permission to do. And furthermore, they've only asked for permission to show year of birth in start lists and results, but currently they're showing it on a runners database page.
I think they've got an issue under current data protection legislation, let along the more stringent GDPR when it comes into force.
Storage of personal details
The personal details that you provide here will be saved in IOF Eventor's database, administered by the International Orienteering Federation. You may not deliberately provide information that you know not to be true. Your name, club/nationality and sometimes year of birth will be shown publicly on the Internet in start lists and result lists at any competitions you participate in. On your profile page your photo, date of birth, website and social media links will be accessible for anyone to read. Other personal details are only available for yourself, your club's and federation's administrators and IOF Eventor's system administrator. We reserve the right to change this statement from time to time, as we deem necessary. Your continued access or use of IOF Eventor is deemed to be your acceptance of any changes to this statement.
By displaying your actual date of birth, they're doing more than you've given them permission to do. And furthermore, they've only asked for permission to show year of birth in start lists and results, but currently they're showing it on a runners database page.
I think they've got an issue under current data protection legislation, let along the more stringent GDPR when it comes into force.
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Re: IOF Eventor and GDPR
Hmm... that's not good. Particularly if raised a year ago. Shouldn't be that difficult to only show the year of birth.
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Re: IOF Eventor and GDPR
Just heard from the IOF Office re the GDPR issue mentioned above:-
we have identified it and it is prioritised high and will be implemented in a coming new release
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Re: IOF Eventor and GDPR
JK wrote:... most people who are registered with the IOF Eventor (maybe also the national SWE/NOR versions, I haven't checked) then your Date of Birth (not just the year) is displayed for the world to see
But only if you supplied the full correct DOB in the first place? There seem to be plenty of entries on the database with no DOB at all, and a higher than might be expected proportion who are shown as having a birthday on 1st January - which is presumably sufficient for practical purposes.
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I've never regarded DOB as a particularly important bit of sensitive personal information - anyone can find it (assuming your name isn't something like John Smith!) by ordering a birth certificate for a few pounds, and if you do a lot of running (especially if you do parkrun most weeks), the age grading figures will give it away to a few days anyway.
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