Fianna Fail, started already

looksee

So this morning I got an email from Micheal Martin. Standard letter to all members of Fianna Fail. Except that I am not a member of Fianna Fail, never have been, never voted for them and never subscribed to the website or anything else of theirs. Or indeed the Greens or any other party.

Evidently someone sold my email address, though I am reasonably careful about what I sign up to.

More to the point, Fianna Fail bought a job-lot of addresses so they could pretend the party was bigger than it really is. Not impressed.

Devilman40k

looksee wrote: »

So this morning I got an email from Micheal Martin. Standard letter to all members of Fianna Fail. Except that I am not a member of Fianna Fail, never have been, never voted for them and never subscribed to the website or anything else of theirs. Or indeed the Greens or any other party.

Evidently someone sold my email address, though I am reasonably careful about what I sign up to.

More to the point, Fianna Fail bought a job-lot of addresses so they could pretend the party was bigger than it really is. Not impressed.

Looks like a certain party needs to read the papers or listen to the data commissioner

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0124/breaking23.html

You should complain!

Biggins

Devilman40k wrote: »

You should complain!

I agree.
..And this spamming from them is likely only to get worse!

91011

or you could simply press the delete button likle I do on dozens of advertising & spam emails every week without a second thought.

the groutch

definitely contact the data protection commissioner, this sort of thing needs to be stomped out as early in the campaign as possible

Biggins

the groutch wrote: »

definitely contact the data protection commissioner, this sort of thing needs to be stomped out as early in the campaign as possible

...And they haven't officially been allowed to start yet anyway!

Rosahane

I got it as well:mad:

...and I'm so anti FF that the last time round they didn't even canvass me:eek:

It was a shame because I like to engage them on the doorstep for as long as possible. The best fun is when the actual candidate is at another house, so I can argue with the ones that call to my house for about twenty minutes and then get them to bring the candidate back:cool:

It helps if it's raining:D

I'll get on to the Data Protection office;)

average_runner

I got them from Fine Gael and Labour last week and I nevered signed up t them either!

Devilman40k

average_runner wrote: »

I got them from Fine Gael and Labour last week and I nevered signed up t them either!

well...regardless of your political leanings ,if you get unsolicited e-mails, the sender is breaking the law

Manach

Well a political email differs I'd say from your average SPAM Nigerian email asking for your bank details in that even if you don't response your bank balance will be worst off no matter what post-election.

Squeeonline

It might not be a stolen address. I signed up a couple hardcore lefty friends to FF and FG mailing lists for the laugh.

starbelgrade

Squeeonline wrote: »

It might not be a stolen address. I signed up a couple hardcore lefty friends to FF and FG mailing lists for the laugh.

That's evil.

Funny, but evil all the same!