It has been a while since I posted a doorbell photo, but this is a topical subject. There‘s a rumour in Germany that the GDPR (German DSGVO) prohibits revealing people‘s names on their doorbells.
GDPR: must I remove names from the doorbell?
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Category Archives: doorbells
It has been a while since I posted a doorbell photo, but this is a topical subject. There‘s a rumour in Germany that the GDPR (German DSGVO) prohibits revealing people‘s names on their doorbells.
In fact there has been a case in Vienna where a property management company has been advised by a city data privacy agency and intends to replace the names by numbers on 220,000 apartments.Doorbells revisited
I’ve been back to Fürth recently and confirm they have the best signs on doors.
Resting in the wisdom of Jesus
The latest in my series of ‘doorbells’. This one is in the City of London.
Migrating doorbells/Türklingel
March 2010:
May 2013:
Sandstone is very forgiving.
More doorbells/Mehr Türklingel
Close-up:
Context:
And another one:
Doorbell/Türklingel
The latest in the series of doorbells in Fürth. What is Norbert doing there?
LATER NOTE: I see I’ve had this one before, and it has changed since 2006
English for you/Türklingel wieder
More Fürth doorbells.
English for you:
Keine Werbung bitte, with variations:
An American in the attic:
Famous commenters/Andrew Losowsky zu Türklingel
I started photographing doorbells quite a while ago, but whether before or after Andrew Losowky I don’t know. At all events he did comment on my earlier entry. (I hope I can use the word Türklingel this time without being accused of being anti-Turkish).
The Guardian gives some examples of doorbell photos and texts from Andrew Losowky’s book The Doorbells of Florence.
A doorbell in Florence photographed by me.
Doorbells in Kalchreuth/Kalchreuther Türklingel
LATER NOTE: Here’s the explanation:
I am pretty sure this was a tree pipit (Baumpieper), but it flew away before I could get a good shot. This has been lightened so much it is deceptive:
