"Which" email service closing on 24 May 2018

***Edwin*** · 6 Apr 2018, 03:59 PM

The "Which" consumer group are shutting their 20+ year old email service on 24 May 2018. It wasn't a free service, but the move will still impact users of course. More info from:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...email_service/

Berenburger · 6 Apr 2018, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Edwin

The "Which" consumer group are shutting their 20+ year old email service on 24 May 2018. It wasn't a free service, but the move will still impact users of course. More info from:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...email_service/

Never heard about it.

However, this is interesting:

Quote:

The group has now decided to set a cut-off date as 24 May 2018 – the day before the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect.

How many email services will come in a similar situation, now they have to be compliant to the GDPR?

FredOnline · 6 Apr 2018, 08:32 PM

GDPR on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera...ion_Regulation

6 Apr 2018, 03:59 PM	#1
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