3 ms·
Pretty ironic to release your anti-spam startup by spamming a [mostly unrelated] thread about marketing emails originating from one's GitHub profile. > you res
by pc86 4y ago
Pretty ironic to release your anti-spam startup by spamming a [mostly unrelated] thread about marketing emails originating from one's GitHub profile.
> you respond with back with a stern GPDR/CCPA request that they delete your Gmail- and replace it with
You can demand the data be removed but that's pretty much where it ends. There's not really any legal backing to demand that your data be replaced with other, specific data.
- hash872 4y agoHmm, sorry if it didn't come across intended. I see it as related in that my idea is a solution to spam, including the specific issue in the Tell HN- you could replace whatever personal email you have in your Github profile with this new one, thus directing all spam to one central location
- henryfjordan 4y agoI don't know whether changing a preferred email would be covered, but the GDPR does allow you to demand your data be corrected. If your name is misspelled, for instance, you can force the other party to change it. https://gdpr-info.eu/art-16-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-16-gdpr/