by Lost in the fog 7 Replies latest social current
Apparently the JWs of Coventry, England, have been spending their congregation's money buying names and addresses from the local council.
I wonder what they want them for and is this something that each congregation does? I'm curious now.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/hundreds-thousands-peoples-data-sold-17400092
Probably to do letter writing.
I wonder if this practice occurs anywhere else like Australia for instance ?
Any of you Aussies aware of this practice happening here ? and could it ?
Wouldn`t that be a breach of privacy regulations / laws?
A congregation near me were setting up a Spanish group. They asked for volunteers to spend time at the local library trawling through the Electoral Role to locate Spanish names. These properties were then specifically targeted with Spanish speaking witnesses carrying Spanish literature.
I suspect this is something similar, buy the lists and look through them in comfort where the librarian is not looking over your shoulder to check you don't photograph the list to save paying for the information.
George
Back in the olden days the JWs used to have to schlep over to the public library and request the 150 pound "reverse directory" to look up names associated with addresses.
When finished, they climbed into their horse & buggy and then headed over to the local saloon to enjoy a tall glass of sarsaparilla.
Raspercilla? and her slass glipper.
That must be the reason, now presumably discontinued because of the new data rules. I don’t know how foreign language groups are supposed to operate without holding information about the whereabouts of language speakers.
When I worked in immigration and was in the Polish group, I was asked by the elder running it if i'd kindly make a list of names and addresses of Polish people in Liverpool.
I told him it's against the law. He replied "who's law?"
I never did it. And I'm glad I never did. Even though I was a zealout back then it stank of underhandedness.
