French operator SNCF has previously asked passengers to self-declare as 'Monsieur' or 'Madame'.

French operator SNCF has previously asked passengers to self-declare as ‘Monsieur’ or ‘Madame’.

The EU’s top court ruled on Thursday that requiring rail passengers to declare a gender when buying a ticket is in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  • erin@social.sidh.bzh
    2·
    24 hours ago

    Few years back I have been attacked in a high speed train in France because of my gender. I only survived thanks to other passengers who defended me.

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      23 hours ago

      Does France have a general problem with violence on trains? Stories like that can come from any place on earth with trains and humans.

      • Uruanna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 hours ago

        General no, but it happens, mostly in the Paris region - then again the regional trains of other big cities don’t really make the news unless it’s a big one, so I can’t be sure.