On 9/24/21 13:36, Sidsel Jensen via mailop wrote: > I think you misunderstood what Michael wrote. I think he was refering > to the changes in WHOIS, which makes it harder to find correlating > abusers, since the data is now hidden due to the implementation of > GDPR. Privacy is sometimes a two-edged sword. And gathered WHOIS data was also often used for spamming...
Ciao, Michael. >> On 24 Sep 2021, at 11.40, Jaroslaw Rafa via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: >> >> Dnia 23.09.2021 o godz. 20:41:41 Michael Peddemors via mailop pisze: >>> It's just really sad, that instead of going after malicious >>> dangerous offenders we keep bringing on new laws to make it harder >>> to do so. GDPR, anonymous domain registries etc.. >> >> Why do you assume that GDPR is a law directed to facilitate spamming or >> similar activities? >> >> GDPR basically says that nobody is allowed to use your personal data (which >> includes your e-mail address) without clearly explaining who uses the data, >> which data is used, for what purpose and on which legal basis. And in most >> cases, the legal basis is the consent of the individual in question. So one >> of the implications of GDPR is that nobody is allowed to spam you without >> your consent. >> >> This *is* a law that "helps protect the innocent victims". Yes, it is >> sometimes poorly (or intentionally wrongly) implemented, such an abusing the >> "legitimate interest" concept included in the GDPR by many advertisers to >> still flood you with advertising. It may also have unwanted consequences as >> anonymizing the data of domain holders in registries, if these holders are >> private persons. But in fact in my opinion GDPR is overall a good step in >> protecting the rights of the individual. >> >> In fact, I noticed a large cut down in spam amount on my server at the time >> GDPR went into effect, especially for the most blatant random spams sent to >> lists of addresses obtained from nobody-knows-where. >> >> Maybe Americans have a different experience, as GDPR only imposes some >> obligations on them without returning any benefits (as US does not have a >> similar data protection law, as far as I know), but we Europeans view GDPR >> differently, as provides some *actual benefits* to us. >> -- >> Regards, >> Jaroslaw Rafa >> r...@rafa.eu.org _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop
