France. ‘the CNIL fined DISCORD INC. 800,000 euros for failing to comply with several obligations of the GDPR, in particular with regard to the data retention periods and security of personal data.’ cnil.fr/en/discord-inc-fined-8

‘When a user logged into a voice room closes the DISCORD application window by clicking on the "X" icon at the top right of the window in Microsoft Windows, they actually just put the application in the background and stay logged into the voice room. However, in Microsoft Windows, clicking on the "X" at the top right of the last visible application window will exit the application for the vast majority of applications.’
cnil.fr/en/discord-inc-fined-8

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@Frederik_Borgesius It is normal for a lot of programs to remain in the background when you close their window... what's the complaint there?

@golemwire ‘DISCORD's behavior.. may lead to users being heard by other members in the voice room when they thought they had left. The restricted committee considered that DISCORD should specifically inform users by making them aware that their words are still being transmitted and heard by others.’
But DISCORD repaired this during the investigation apparently. There were other GDPR breaches too.

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