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Also in SA, and also contacted by Optus. The thing that shits me is that I haven’t been a customer in a couple of years. They really shouldn’t have details unnecessarily stored unless there is some government requirement.

Prcmaker on Sept 29, 2022 [–]

Same over here, over five years since I left, more than the required time they're required to hold information for.

albastru on Sept 29, 2022 | [–]

That’s what happens when you don’t have a clear legislation like Europe’s GDPR.

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