So British Airways is asking for people's personal data over social media "to comply with GDPR", and some people are even replying directly in the public feed. uwotm8pic.twitter.com/yUvCQ5Gti9
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So British Airways is asking for people's personal data over social media "to comply with GDPR", and some people are even replying directly in the public feed. uwotm8pic.twitter.com/yUvCQ5Gti9
People started taking the piss out of British Airways by also asking for their customers' personal details, so they had to add an addendum 6 hours later to clarify that the customer should send the info over DM.pic.twitter.com/R6J74wZq4d
As if sending sensitive personal information even as a DM *ON TWITTER* is a safe thing to do!
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