07.12.20

[Humour/Meme] Half a Decade Has Passed and EPO Management Was Never Held Accountable for Illegal Surveillance

Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:56 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

No oversight by anyone; the EPO may thus conclude that it can get away with everything it did and will get away with anything in the future

Medical records again? Yes, please. You know it's illegal, right? Oh, never mind. You're the EPO. You can do anything you want.

Summary: A lot of people may no longer remember it, but the EPO can break privacy laws — as it still routinely does — with no consequences whatsoever

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