GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation, and the GDPR law passed last year was intended to prevent unscrupulous people sending out scam emails with intent to defraud.

So far this week (it’s Wednesday morning) I have been asked to join a dating club (14 times), to invest in a film about Brian Epstein with a 103% ROI, to invest in student accommodation in Leeds, a luxury apartment block in Gravesend (hello?), to buy Viagra and Cialis, to go clay pigeon shooting on the Thames for £299 a head, have a glass of champagne on HMS Britannia (also for £299), to buy a new business phone system and much more.

To my mind all these offers are illegal, unwanted, unsolicited emails and they contravene the GDPR law. So who do I complain to?

Nobody. Unfortunately that part of the law wasn’t drafted. This law was passed by lawyers for the benefit of lawyers and to cause responsible companies to spend time and money ensuring they are compliant. It doesn’t apply to individuals.

If you’re not a responsible company, just ignore it and carry on sending out your spam emails. There’s no one to complain to, and nobody is enforcing the law. They tell us they’ve issued €54 million in fines so far, but €50 million of that was from France to Google.

What a waste of OUR time and OUR money.

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