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I wouldn't be surprised if this email breaches EU GDPR laws in some form.
by DrBazza 6y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if this email breaches EU GDPR laws in some form.
- dsr_ 6y agoI would be surprised if it did violate GDPR. Which bit of your personal information was acquired, traded, or otherwise disclosed improperly?
- avik1002 6y agoWondering if you’d say the same way if google / facebook sent out similar message as they too have your email.
- DrBazza 6y agoThe trouble with GDPR is that it's legalese, but there's good reason to believe that this email breaches UK, and likely EU law, and a case could be made in court, probably article 21: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-21-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-21-gdpr/ In the UK: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/be-data-aware/political-campaigning-practices-direct-marketing/ https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/be-data-aware/political... "You have an absolute right under the Data Protection Act to object to marketing from any organisation and the processing of your information for direct purposes. However, a candidate, political party or referendum campaigner does have a right to send a Freepost mailing, as mentioned above." And under GDPR it's all about consent: https://www.superoffice.com/blog/gdpr-marketing/ https://www.superoffice.com/blog/gdpr-marketing/ "Data permission is about how you manage email opt-ins –people who request to receive promotional material from you. You can’t assume that they want to be contacted. In the future, they need to express consent in a ‘freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous’ way, which is reinforced by a ‘clear affirmative action’." Specifically, nothing in Expensify's EULA or settings allows me to opt out of the CEO's political views.