Discord agrees, this Friday, November 18, to collaborate with the National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (Cnil). The move comes after he was fined by France’s privacy watchdog for breaching EU data law. Indeed, the Cnil indicated, on Thursday, November 17, that it had sentenced the American platform to 800,000 euros in fines for various violations of European legislation on personal data.
Following this, Discord indicated that he wanted to allow time to look into the possibility of a call.
Multiple complaints against Discord
The Cnil criticizes Discord in particular for continuing to function when the user of the voice chat service clicks the “X” button at the top right of the application window, which may appear to signal a shutdown. The application actually “remained in the background”, with the risk that the participants in the newly closed conversation will continue to hear the user’s words.
Among the other complaints, the use of a 6-digit or letter password on the platform, a formula that is not sufficiently secure according to the Cnil. The latter also criticizes Discord for keeping more than 2.4 million user accounts open despite having been unused for more than three years. Discord had measures in place to address these issues during his proceedings, however, he acknowledged in his decision.
Source: BFM TV
