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TimW wrote:
On 02/06/2021 11:47, R D S wrote:
"I'm afraid I can't discuss the order with you sir, I would have to talk
to Mrs...."

I'd called Aldi,
To let them know they've not sent a battery/charger with the cordless
mower.

Bureaucracy has gone too far hasn't it?


GDPR serves a very useful purpose, there is a genuine need for such
legislation but it was a poorly drafted in a number of ways and is
widely misunderstood and abused, often used as an excuse for
officiousness and intransigence. The UK government should have adapted
the EU regulations to make them more sensible, but it didn't. I wonder
why not?

Strictly for instance if you are in business in any way, a gardener, say
and you have an address list on your phone (who doesn't) you need to
have a statement of compliance and policy somewhere (on paper?). A
pointless and intimidating bit of red tape. If your address book is
paper - doesn't apply.


yes, it does - and has been the case for a great many years - since well
before GDPR.

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