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 Badger11  Beckenham 24 May 18 9.07pm |
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Don't know about anybody else but in the last month I have had tons of emails from companies I had forgotten I once had an account with. I think the is a new EU privacy law well it is a proper pain. In addition every website I now go to including this one has a pop up about cookies. So before you start to surf you have to read and OK the cookie comment. To make things more interesting I have set my browser to delete all cookies when I exit so I go through this every time. I may have to change that. I realise that the EU are trying to help but it is another camel designed by a committee. It would have been better to tell the search engines to provide a cookie flag that could automatically be read by the web sites. In other words you do a one time cookies approval and the individual sites read that automatically instead of asking you every time As to the privacy emails I just have to hope that the volume will drop. This must be a real bonus to the email spammers as I can't tell which are real and which are fake.
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Pussay Patrol  25 May 18 8.15am |
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Yep, had loads in the last week, I think new legislation comes in today companies are not allowed to hold information about you without your permission, you have to specifically 'opt in' and you have more rights such as, they must tell you exactly what info they have and what they have done with it, and they must delete it if you ask them. I think more consumer rights are a good thing and perhaps we are slowly realising the folly of brexit?
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chateauferret  25 May 18 8.22am |
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Main features: - You need to opt in, you aren't assumed to opt in if you don't opt out. - Right to be forgotten. Data controllers must delete your Pronally Identifying Information (PII) upon request unless there's an overriding reason why not. They don't delete everything, just the PII. So if you have a closed accout they don't delete the transactions and business history, only the fact that the account was yours (otherwise they couldn't be audited). - The time in which data controllers have to report breaches, investigate them and answer requests are shorter. - The fines for breaches can be (much) larger. - More lucrative work for data architects
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johnno42000  25 May 18 9.52am |
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Just like Blaine they are a pain.
'Lies to the masses as are like fly's to mollasses...they want more and more and more' |
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pefwin  Where you have to have an English ... 25 May 18 10.19am |
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Originally posted by chateauferret
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Main features: - You need to opt in, you aren't assumed to opt in if you don't opt out. - Right to be forgotten. Data controllers must delete your Pronally Identifying Information (PII) upon request unless there's an overriding reason why not. They don't delete everything, just the PII. So if you have a closed accout they don't delete the transactions and business history, only the fact that the account was yours (otherwise they couldn't be audited). - The time in which data controllers have to report breaches, investigate them and answer requests are shorter. - The fines for breaches can be (much) larger. - More lucrative work for data architects Consent is only one reason to hold data, but unfortunately most companies seem to think that it is a catch all for holding personal data.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 25 May 18 10.42am |
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Some useful input from posters thank you. I am all in favour of restricting the amount of data companies keep on us. The other day I had to apologise to an OP that I would not now be making a donation as his post had requested. The charity giving page demanded ALL of my personal details. He pointed out that I could then opt out of them sending me emails and marketing stuff. Here's the point though why make it mandatory for you to provide and then tell you we wont use it? How about don't collect it in the first place. I appreciate that there is a level of information they must collect for tax reasons but this was the full Monty. Charities have an appalling record for selling and sharing your personal data so they don't get the benefit of the doubt. One final thought if you put £1 in a charity tin they don't demand your email address, telephone and where you live. Anyway lets' hope this is a blip and the emails dry up.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 25 May 18 10.45am |
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Not sure about the opting in bit because some have said I don’t need to do anything.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 25 May 18 10.46am |
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I’ve hardly had any spam for 2 days. I might have a ham sandwich later though.
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 25 May 18 10.50am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Not sure about the opting in bit because some have said I don’t need to do anything. Emails I received weeks and months ago said I needed to opt in, most recent ones just have a link to their policies and the option to opt out.
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| IMpalace London 25 May 18 11.05am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Not sure about the opting in bit because some have said I don’t need to do anything. Will be on the basis that you opted in to all the things they do with your data at some point in the past.
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| Stuk Top half 25 May 18 11.13am |
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It's bloody annoying and it's also pointless, as they just plaster your screen with something and force you to agree to whatever you can't be bothered to read. This site included yesterday.
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| chateauferret 25 May 18 12.49pm |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Not sure about the opting in bit because some have said I don’t need to do anything. Probably you already opted in. Under the Data Protection Acts an opt out was sufficient but some data controllers provided opt in arrangements for their own business reasons.
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