Thread: General VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
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Old 10-10-2014, 13:43   #5
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Re: VM Marketing Cold Calls & Customer Security
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
I believe the reason they ask for security immediately is that if they start describing the offer without doing so e.g. 'Upgrade to TV XL for only £5' or something, it could be classed as disclosing details of the state of your account at present, which is then breaking DPA rules.
How on earth would offering a discounted cable package come up against the Data Protection Act???
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