yet but did find this while searching the issue.
"You might have noticed there is no box to enter your email address
any more. As of Monday, Boardhost has removed this from all its message
boards. If you wish to post your email address for sales or other
communication, you will need to type it into your message. I emailed
Boardhost on this and below is their explanation.
***
Thank you for your message. We are currently making some changes in
preparation for the EU GDPR privacy regulations that take effect in
late May. There can be significant penalties for collecting
"personally identifiable information" on EU citizens, which
appears to include email addresses. Your message board will no
longer prompt and publicly display a poster’s email address.
We are investigating whether certain changes may be able to be applied
to only EU posters, and appreciate your input.
Thank you,"
http://members7.boardhost.com/EllowyneEnnui/msg/1526997384.html
So, has to be ok I guess. It kind of messes with the verification process
we use to keep the board jerk free.
For the past couple of years I have eliminated the email address on the archives
(there is a white box but it doesn't go anywhere) so that is not an issue.
What is GDPR and how will it affect you? For those who are interested.
I will have to do some study on this situation as in the past there has
been resistance by the powers that be to anonymous post, this seems to
go the other way on that policy.
Onward through the fog.
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