Good Friday to you all, and Saturday where times dictate. I’ve just come back from doing my twice-weakly grocery shop. As you’ll probably be aware if you’re affected, the US and European Union have their respective data protection updates come into effect as of today. In the UK in particular, the old 1998 Data Protection act is now null & void, replaced by the GDPR, (General Data Protection Regulations).
For reasons which I don’t think I will ever comprehend, all of the shops are experiencing downtime of their card machines. Thus, the only way one can pay for shopping at this point in time is to pay cash. If you’re able to use a cash machine, no problem. But can anybody explain to me why it should be that all of the in-store card machines are out of commission? It’s surely a total disgrace that these things were not ready to cope with the new regulations. But, given that you don’t put your name into the card machines, and nobody knows who you are anyway as they don’t see your card, I honestly don’t get the point! Comment welcome. ======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! Contact: Twitter: @maciosaccess • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 • UK Geographic / Global: +44(0) 1642 688095 • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0) 7804 983849 • Vic. Australia: +61 38 82059300 • US/Canada: +1 646 9151493 ----------------------------------------
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