Re: Sharing of personal information

From: Yusuf Satar <fx_at_fluxy.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:29:14 +0400

Hello SM,
> I would like to ask you for some advice as you are a web developer. Please note that you are not obliged to give me that advice for free. Is it
> appropriate to use a checkbox where the only state allowed ob (form) submission is for the checkbox to be ticked?

It is indeed common practice - to force the user to interact with the element rather than 'sneaking' a subtext like 'By submitting this form you agree
to our terms and conditions'.

However my concern here is that the privacy compromise is mandatory.

Best Regards,

-- 
❱ Muhammad Yusuf ABDOOL SATAR
– ❝Vitae Non Scholae Discendum❞
✍ fx_at_fluxy.net
☕ Web Developer
On 03/27/2017 01:20 PM, S Moonesamy wrote:
> Hi Yusuf,
> At 00:23 27-03-2017, Yusuf Satar wrote:
>> I find it appalling that this clause was mandatory* and even more so that so many people actually agreed to it, willfully or otherwise.
>> There is no clear indication of what the data will be used for, where it could be stored and for how long it will be preserved.
>>
>> There is adequate ground to believe that the whole process is not only a violation of fundamental privacy principles but also numerous provisions of
>> the Data Protection Act
> 
> From what I understand, agreeing to that clause could mean that the person registering for the event agrees to having his/her personal data shared
> with a list of sponsors.  I don't know what the sponsors will do with that information.  I prefer not to agree to such a clause as I I do not wish to
> have my personal data used for marketing purposes.
> 
> I would like to ask you for some advice as you are a web developer.  Please note that you are not obliged to give me that advice for free.  Is it
> appropriate to use a checkbox where the only state allowed ob (form) submission is for the checkbox to be ticked?
> 
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy

Received on Mon Mar 27 2017 - 12:29:23 PST