On the OptOutUK website it says that they are 'regulated by the Information 
Commissioner's Office'.  Maybe the ICO would like to take up the invitation. 
:-)

More seriously, I agree that their business model may in itself constitute a 
breach of the Act.

Paul Ticher
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bell, Neil" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:29 AM
Subject: FW: [data-protection] OptOutUK


I know this has been discussed but we are starting to get these now and it's 
a bit of a Friday question. With only one person being a customer who we 
fully suppress anyway because they told us, would I be wrong in considering 
that the random S11 messaging of un-associated organisations is contrary to 
the spirit of the Act and is actually disclosing personal names addresses 
and emails well beyond the authorisation that these poor people are paying 
to give?

Neil


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Sent: 12 November 2013 10:00
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] OptOutUK

Many thanks to all those who have replied on and off list to my query about 
experiences of OptOutUK.

Someone on another list sent me this link:
http://www.pissedconsumer.com/reviews-by-company/opt-out-uk-ltd/timewasting-conartists-20130425403389.html

My client has come back and reported that out of the 350 names they were 
sent, only eight appeared on their database.  They are probably receiving 
these because they are a prominent charity, not because people explicitly 
want to stop hearing from them.

Putting it all together I think it's either a scam or a very poor service, 
and probably not worth acting on because the risk of failing to act on a 
genuine request must be very low.

Best wishes,

Paul


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