Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
You don't have to go to the dark web to buy email lists. Even charities sell their lists.Merry wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:05 pm
I suspect you’re right about it being on some sort of email list that was up for sale on the Dark Web. But the point is SHOULD political parties be buying such lists from such questionable sources?
I would have thought that Governments, and folks hoping to form Government, would be doing what they can to prevent folks from acquiring and selling peoples private information. Not encouraging such behaviour by supplying them with business!
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Merry - the Liberals are pure scum, so this does not surprise me in the least. I am very curious to hear if they respond to your email asking them how they obtained your private information. One things for sure - the Liberals are definitely getting more and more desperate with each passing day.Merry wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:11 pm
If they get your email address legitimately, the Law DOES allow Political Partys to send unsolicited emails (which it shouldn’t IMO). But does the Law allow them to obtain yor email address from Government mailing lists? (I doubt it). Or from mailing lists being sold on the dark web?
If it does, it shouldn’t!
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Well they ought to make the practice illegal.crookedmember wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:12 pmYou don't have to go to the dark web to buy email lists. Even charities sell their lists.Merry wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:05 pm
I suspect you’re right about it being on some sort of email list that was up for sale on the Dark Web. But the point is SHOULD political parties be buying such lists from such questionable sources?
I would have thought that Governments, and folks hoping to form Government, would be doing what they can to prevent folks from acquiring and selling peoples private information. Not encouraging such behaviour by supplying them with business!
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Probably has volunteers that do the calling from their homes. In that case I would answer a call and request that they remove you from their list and see if that helps.crookedmember wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 11:23 amYes you can! Unfortunately, "Patricia" uses a lot of numbers.
Or ask them some questions and say it's for research for "Name any other political party" and claim to work for them.

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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
They can also fake numbers on caller id. I've had my own number show up more than once.Bsuds wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:24 pmProbably has volunteers that do the calling from their homes. In that case I would answer a call and request that they remove you from their list and see if that helps.crookedmember wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 11:23 am
Yes you can! Unfortunately, "Patricia" uses a lot of numbers.
Or ask them some questions and say it's for research for "Name any other political party" and claim to work for them.![]()
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Yes but that is usually the scam callers. Political party's should/would not do that.
I would hope they are not that stupid. (Well maybe)
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Pretty sure political parties are exempt. They can also text you now and some are.Sparki55 wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 11:04 amIt's illegal.crookedmember wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 10:55 am There's no such thing as a 'private email address.'
You used your 'private email address' for something, sometime, and it ended up on a list that was sold.
Same way the CPC got my 'private cell number' and keeps sending me texts from 'Patricia' asking "Can we count on your support? Reply Y or N."
Since there's no "Go bleep yourself, Patricia" option, I remain silent.
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Yeah that was posted earlier too. Seems to be the case although there is news articles about banning this in the future, sane rules as other soliciting.common_sense_guy wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 9:24 pmPretty sure political parties are exempt. They can also text you now and some are.Sparki55 wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 11:04 am
It's illegal.
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
I haven’t received a reply yet to the email I sent back asking how they got access to my name and private email address.
I wonder if I ever will get a reply?
I wonder if I ever will get a reply?
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Tell them that you want to donate. You'll hear from them pretty fast. lol
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
The Green Barbarian wrote: ↑Aug 6th, 2021, 9:10 amTell them that you want to donate. You'll hear from them pretty fast. lol
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Please pursue this vigorously Merry. While it may be technically legal, it does tread on thin moral ice, and shows little respect for privacy.Merry wrote: ↑Aug 5th, 2021, 12:11 pmIf they get your email address legitimately, the Law DOES allow Political Partys to send unsolicited emails (which it shouldn’t IMO). But does the Law allow them to obtain yor email address from Government mailing lists? (I doubt it). Or from mailing lists being sold on the dark web?
PS: I've got an old hotmail address I never use anymore. If you can sell it to them I'll split the money with you.
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Your tax dollars likely went to phishing your email address for the Liberal Party of Canada, Merry.
Trudeau's best bud received tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to do just that.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politic ... s-digital/
Trudeau's best bud received tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to do just that.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politic ... s-digital/
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
how is this pure scummbag not in jail yet
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Re: Liberal Party buying private email addresses?
Old news, CPC were caught doing the same and more.Gone_Fishin wrote: ↑Aug 7th, 2021, 11:52 am Your tax dollars likely went to phishing your email address for the Liberal Party of Canada, Merry.
Trudeau's best bud received tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to do just that.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politic ... s-digital/