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  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    edited 26 May 2018 at 10:56PM
    priorslee wrote: »
    I got quite a few today, but more updated privacy policy than the 'please continue to subscribe' ones.

    But the more scary part of GDPR today is the pop-ups that have started to appear where you can select what your data is used for. If you go into the details there are many varied ways that you can allow your data to be used, many of which are pre-ticked as yes.

    Even more suspicious is the link that says something like 'show full vendor list'. Eg on the Radio Times website it brought up a list of 258 different companies, almost all of which I have never heard of! (and of which were pre-ticked as giving consent).

    The moral of the story so far is don't simply click the 'I agree' button. In almost all cases where I've looked at the details so far I've set all consents to no.
    Tumblr has been cited one of the worst offenders for this-I spent a while unticking them manually (over 300) again most I've never heard of. this has become such a headache.
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  • mansey
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    Blueyez wrote: »
    Tumblr has been cited one of the worst offenders for this-I spent a while unticking them manually (over 300) again most I've never heard of. this has become such a headache.

    This probably why folks were getting GDPR emails from companies they hadn't even heard of. :(

    The emails are still coming, I thought it all had to stop on the 25th :eek:
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  • Donnylover
    Donnylover Posts: 704 Forumite
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    Losing the will to live! Unsubscribing manually to a couple of hundred (many if I have never heard of)

    When will it all end!!!!! :mad:
  • Marg2k8
    Marg2k8 Posts: 5,838 Forumite
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    After reading this thread, I decided to have a look at the privacy settings on the Simply Media Click to wins. There were over 250 named companies that were going to share my data with!!!!

    That is just one site I have signed up with. I'm surprised my junk folder does not contain millions of emails. The hundreds I have is bad enough. Perhaps it is about time I abandoned my comping email and started another one and considered each site a bit more carefully before deciding whether to enter. Mind you, I bet if I did that, I would hardly enter any competitions at all and my wins would therefore drop considerably.
  • mjm3346
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    Marg2k8 wrote: »
    After reading this thread, I decided to have a look at the privacy settings on the Simply Media Click to wins. There were over 250 named companies that were going to share my data with!!!!
    .

    That is the pretty much the same list as Bauer Media and probably on lots of other sites as it appears to be tied into behavioral advertising/cookies rather than sending you e-mails
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  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    I'm too afraid to open my email account, how many to day?!
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  • grannybiker
    grannybiker Posts: 12,128 Forumite
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    mjm3346 wrote: »
    That is the pretty much the same list as Bauer Media and probably on lots of other sites as it appears to be tied into behavioral advertising/cookies rather than sending you e-mails


    :eek: Many of the names aren't even proper words, nor do they resemble recognisable names :eek:


    :mad: Looks like we're going to have to do a manual mass unsubscribe after all :mad: Guessing I wasn't the only one who thought the new rules would mean only the chosen few would be allowed to email.
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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,290 Forumite
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    grannybiker wrote: »
    :eek: Many of the names aren't even proper words, nor do they resemble recognisable names :eek:


    :mad: Looks like we're going to have to do a manual mass unsubscribe after all :mad: Guessing I wasn't the only one who thought the new rules would mean only the chosen few would be allowed to email.

    I know several of them are survey sites but the one I like the look of least has to be
    A Million Ads Limited

    (I don't think the list results in e-mails from the companies)
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    I have had an email from Unroll.me to say that because of GDPR they have suspended all british or European accounts - shame that was one way of doing mass unsubscribes!
  • Enigmatic_Me
    Enigmatic_Me Posts: 1,619 Forumite
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    I entered a comp yesterday in which gave the option of yes or no whether you wanted to subscribe. I selected no, then received an email in which to confirm my entry I had to click the link to subscribe??? :mad:
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