French DPA: forcing SNCF customers to specify “Mr.” or “Mrs.” when buying a train ticket does not violate data minimisation...

Wow, so that’s bizarre. I wonder why the French DPA would think it’s okay to force customers to reveal their gender. Luckily the CJEU overruled them and made it right in the end. But of course it’s still disturbing when a DPA is working against privacy rights.