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[SueEllen]

That's the kind of thing I have lined up for my retirement.

Thanks as you save the rest of us from grief [emoji6]

[northernladyuk]

This. Having retired and no longer looking, Im starting to get mails about GDPR. Im just ignoring them and not giving them consent. So, it anyone does contact me I have proof they do not have my consent and straight to ICO.

That's the kind of thing I have lined up for my retirement.

[washed up contractor]

I received this morning my first email from an agency regarding GDPR, saying I had registered with them within the last 15 years and they were unable to retain my details without consent and to contact them if I wanted to remain registered with them.

Can't remember dealing with that exact agency so likely a one off CV application many years ago, so I will just ignore the email as it is not asking me to unsubscribe or any other potentially dodgy 'confirm email address is live' scam you come across.

Hopefully this is sign of things to come with GDPR in that if you ignore any emails they cannot receive permission to retain details so any that continue to pester you can be complained about via the official channels. Not sure how good the official channels will be at handling the shysters, we'll find out I suppose.

This. Having retired and no longer looking, Im starting to get mails about GDPR. Im just ignoring them and not giving them consent. So, it anyone does contact me I have proof they do not have my consent and straight to ICO.

[Hobosapien]

I'd say that's an argument the system doesn't work. If you have to make over 100 million nuisance calls before incurring anyone's wrath then the system is f**ked.

Does it say the frequency of the calls to rack up 100 million?

They could have ploughed through them in a matter of weeks with all the automated calls crap they use, so before the authorities had time to arrange their first meeting to discuss action. Then re-schedule it when there weren't enough biscuits laid on.

[northernladuk]

Cold calling company Keurboom Communications fined £400k for making 100m nuisance calls | Metro News

I appreciate we are talking of vast number of calls here but I bring up this example when I complain to a particular company. It appears to work.

I'd say that's an argument the system doesn't work. If you have to make over 100 million nuisance call, have over a 1000 people complain and be carrying out such a blatantly wrong operations before incurring anyone's wrath then the system is f**ked.

[ladymuck]

Thanks for the tip off. Will keep an eye out.

[Hobosapien]

I received this morning my first email from an agency regarding GDPR, saying I had registered with them within the last 15 years and they were unable to retain my details without consent and to contact them if I wanted to remain registered with them.

Can't remember dealing with that exact agency so likely a one off CV application many years ago, so I will just ignore the email as it is not asking me to unsubscribe or any other potentially dodgy 'confirm email address is live' scam you come across.

Hopefully this is sign of things to come with GDPR in that if you ignore any emails they cannot receive permission to retain details so any that continue to pester you can be complained about via the official channels. Not sure how good the official channels will be at handling the shysters, we'll find out I suppose.

[PermieToContractorAndBack]

It appears not.

Cold calling company Keurboom Communications fined £400k for making 100m nuisance calls | Metro News

I appreciate we are talking of vast number of calls here but I bring up this example when I complain to a particular company. It appears to work.

[northernladuk]

Please do. I contact them whenever I see persistence from a particular company and I inform said company too. It tends to work, the more noise we make, the more likely fines will be issued.

It appears not.

[PermieToContractorAndBack]

Guess we all need to start complaining to the information commissioner.

Please do. I contact them whenever I see persistence from a particular company and I inform said company too. It tends to work, the more noise we make, the more likely fines will be issued.

[SueEllen]

Guess we all need to start complaining to the information commissioner.

[northernladuk]

If you look at the number of liquidated/dissolved companies for Mr Goldberg and the others, it makes you wonder if they are taking a database from one company, sharing it with the others and treating us like Americans, where there's no requirement to remove people from databases or to have them opted in to receive particular mails

You'd think so wouldn't you, particularly with the ASA ruling. He's been caught and you can bet everything it's the tip of the iceberg.

That said now ASA have told him to stop I am sure he will be quivering in his boots and has ceased all dodgy carry ons

[WTFH]

Jesus wept.

If you look at the number of liquidated/dissolved companies for Mr Goldberg and the others, it makes you wonder if they are taking a database from one company, sharing it with the others and treating us like Americans, where there's no requirement to remove people from databases or to have them opted in to receive particular mails

[northernladuk]

Just wait until May, Mr Goldberg, just wait...

(And very pleased to hear about Vertifi as well. https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/verti...15-300289.html )

ACTION : We told Vertifi Ltd to ensure that future marketing emails were only sent to recipients for whom they held evidence of the appropriate consent.

Jesus wept.

[northernladuk]

I seem to recognise at least one name on there and have had a number of GDPR mails from agents I've never heard off. Didn't take much notice so not sure who they are.