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   From: jpmengual@debian.org   
      
   Hi,   
   Any idea of the amount of requests during 1 month? Any existing tool to   
   manage them or resource to work? Do the requests come from external   
   entites or from internal teams? What should lead the team to get   
   involved or not in some matter?   
      
   Sincerely,   
      
      
      
   Jean-Philippe MENGUAL   
   Debian Developer non uploading   
   Accessibility team member   
   debian-l10n-french team member   
      
   Le 03/01/2026 à 05:37, Rahulkrishnan R A a écrit :   
   > Hi Andreas,   
   >   
   > Thank you for your email. I would like to join in the Data Protection   
   > Team as a volunteer, Could you please let me know thanks   
   >   
   > Regards,   
   >   
   > Rahulkrishnan R A   
   >   
   > On Fri, 2 Jan 2026, 07:51 Andreas Tille,  > wrote:   
   >   
   >     Dear developers,   
   >   
   >     the Data Protection Team urgently needs new members.   
   >   
   >     The Data Protection Team was started in 2018 in the light of new   
   >     European data protection legislation, to provide a point of contact for   
   >     external queries about what data Debian holds, and to advise Debian   
   >     members about the project's data protection obligations. The team drew   
   >     up the public privacy policy[0], and has passed on requests from   
   >     individuals as appropriate.   
   >   
   >     All three delegated members of the Data Protection Team have now stepped   
   >     back from this task. I would like to sincerely thank Jonathan McDowell   
   >     (noodles), Tollef Fog Heen (tfheen), and Matthew Vernon (matthew) for   
   >     their work on the team.  As they have stepped back from the role, their   
   >     delegation is hereby revoked.   
   >   
   >     The fact that all team members have stepped back at the same time should   
   >     make it clear that we urgently need new volunteers to fulfil this role.   
   >   
   >     Despite a constructive discussion at Debconf this year, no-one has come   
   >     forward to join the Data Protection Team, and the existing team have all   
   >     resigned. This means that currently any data protection enquiries come   
   >     to the DPL, who already has too much to do.   
   >   
   >     If you're interested in data protection / privacy, and would be   
   >     interested in improving the existing privacy policy and working with   
   >     teams who process personal data to improve the workflows for handling   
   >     data protection-related requests, then please get in touch!   
   >   
   >     Andreas   
   >     Debian Project Leader   
   >   
   >     [0] https://www.debian.org/legal/privacy      legal/privacy>   
   >   
      
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