There Is No One Left on Debian's Data Protection Team

3 months ago

All volunteers have left Debian's Data Protection Team, leaving the team without members.
The Data Protection Team was established in 2018 to handle GDPR and privacy-related issues.
Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille issued a call for new volunteers to join the team.
At DebConf 2025, the lack of team members was discussed, but no volunteers came forward.
Andreas Tille is currently handling data protection inquiries ad-hoc until new volunteers are found.
The previous team members stepped back due to lack of capacity and enthusiasm, not due to problems.
The role requires knowledge of GDPR, a Debian Developer status, and trust within the community.
The workload has been low, with only four requests handled in 2025.
Proactive work like improving privacy policies is optional and can be shaped by volunteers.

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