> It’s already the case with GDPR.
This doesn't matter much when emails are sold and sent from outside the EU/UK. This would probably need to be a protocol-level adjustment to ensure consent before contact.
This doesn't matter much when emails are sold and sent from outside the EU/UK. This would probably need to be a protocol-level adjustment to ensure consent before contact.
A legal business targeting people in the EU must still comply with GDPR, hence still have to tell you where they got your data and consent from.
Personally since GDPR got introduced it reduced number of cold calls and emails I receive.
No longer can companies randomly add my email address to their Mailchimp accounts.
And no longer companies can easily sell my data from one to another.
Is it perfect? No. Can it be better? Yes. Did it bring benefits? Yes