Post APclbLJdLgjUbH39AO by cuboci@tech.lgbt
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(DIR) Post #APceHUeyCN6A6rcMFc by robpike@inuh.net
2022-11-15T08:34:41Z
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It should be illegal to send commercial mail, even (or especially) to a known customer, without a one-click link to unsubscribe.Some woman in London is getting her shoes delivered along with her festive lights. I should not know this.
(DIR) Post #APceknD8IzSe2hZHcm by gsora@mastodon.wallera.computer
2022-11-15T08:40:51Z
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@robpike I don’t think anybody is willing to give up that sweet sweet subscriber count that easily, sadly. Regulators need to step in.
(DIR) Post #APceqQeV5fipoe3ZEe by raggi@don.rag.pub
2022-11-15T08:41:46Z
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@robpike the one doing this to me persistently has never contacted me directly. I've responded to their lawyer, two of their doctors, a mortgage broker, several awful politicians, quite a few of their family members and know about a great deal of random purchases. Turns out we actually needed some more email domains :(
(DIR) Post #APcgGIi5LFhCfPdMC8 by SaturniusMons@lor.sh
2022-11-15T08:48:30Z
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@robpike But, seeing as you do know - were they nice shoes? :)
(DIR) Post #APciNU9xN3Tc72DxHU by bero@mastodon.rosseaux.com
2022-11-15T09:19:56Z
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@robpike Here in Germany, it is actually already the case legally that the sender needs the recipient's consent. But still it is often ignored. Here, however, it is still possible to issue a formal complaint/legal warning if you want to make a point of it. At least as far as I know.
(DIR) Post #APclbLJdLgjUbH39AO by cuboci@tech.lgbt
2022-11-15T09:55:37Z
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@robpike Afaik, it is here in Germany. There must be an easy opt-out link even for customers.
(DIR) Post #APd0QyPP9yqvyLGLbc by tbroyer@piaille.fr
2022-11-15T11:22:37Z
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@robpike Come live in Europe where it's already illegal under GDPR (https://gdpr.eu/email-encryption/#:~:text=What%20the%20GDPR%20does,it%20violating%20the%20GDPR.)…or try to get such law adopted where you live 🤷
(DIR) Post #APd0QytXLwxJTnMPZY by robpike@inuh.net
2022-11-15T12:01:26Z
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@tbroyer Well, the mail was from the UK to Australia. Which country needs the law, if we are to choose one? Oh yes, I seem to remember something about the UK and Europe but I can't quite pull it into focus.
(DIR) Post #APd1YxK7B9mMsR9tGS by tbroyer@piaille.fr
2022-11-15T12:36:21Z
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@robpike Fwiw, GDPR is about EU citizens, wherever they live; a UK shop would assume (most of) its customers are British citizens, so the UK law would apply.…and yes, no GDPR there for almost 2 years now (and that's without accounting for GDPR compliance which is also rather low/bad).GDPR applies though if the shop explicitly targets EU citizens (e.g. allows paying in € and shipping in the EU)
(DIR) Post #APd3wbsgkia7EVjl32 by robpike@inuh.net
2022-11-15T12:01:01Z
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@tbroyer Well, the mail was from the UK to Australia. Which company needs the law, if we are to choose one? Oh yes, I seem to remember something about the UK and Europe but I can't quite pull it into focus.
(DIR) Post #APdA89Pr0hB09N8Vay by robpike@inuh.net
2022-11-15T12:00:00Z
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@SaturniusMons That's the thing... I didn't get the shoes, just the mail, and I have no way from the mail to tell them.
(DIR) Post #APnZof2cG93upbEWZ6 by alanoike@mastodon.social
2022-11-20T15:04:54Z
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@robpike I get so many emails for Alan, Allen, and Allan Pikes because of my early adopter firstname.lastname email address. I've only become email friends with one though.