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Old 05-25-2018, 06:14 AM
potatobroth
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: Newsletter Opt-in and GDPR shenanigans
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Originally Posted by Geo View Post
All these mails with a request to confirm opt-in are totally unnecessary... A subscriber already gave permission, and is able to unsubscribe.
A lot of firms are risking ending up with an empty mailing list
the downside for getting it wrong is astronomical. Something like $18mil (or 10% of annual rev) for first offense. (don't quote me on those but its crazy high.)