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Electoral Roll changes - and massive privacy violation.

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  • Bantex_2
    Bantex_2 Posts: 3,317 Forumite
    Cannot understand why anyone really cares.
    Get a few more bits of junk mail maybe?
    Could someone please explain what is so terrible about being on the open register.
  • no1catman
    no1catman Posts: 2,973 Forumite
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    Bantex wrote: »
    Cannot understand why anyone really cares.
    Get a few more bits of junk mail maybe?
    Could someone please explain what is so terrible about being on the open register.

    Being on the 'open' register allows your details to be 'sold'! Companies buy the data available on 'open' registers and use them for marketing purposes.


    Probably the amount the council get is reducing because more and more people opt for the 'closed' register.
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  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    no1catman wrote: »
    Being on the 'open' register allows your details to be 'sold'! Companies buy the data available on 'open' registers and use them for marketing purposes.


    Probably the amount the council get is reducing because more and more people opt for the 'closed' register.

    Whats wrong with marketing ? Anything i get which i'm not interested in goes straight in the bin. No problem. Same with calls, if i'm not interested i say so.
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