A few days ago I sent a GDPR request to some company to delete my personal data. They said to install their app and send a ticket from the app. The email was sent from the email address to which the account is registered. Is this even legal?
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2023
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I had a simmilar situation with Nicehash (crypto shit company), but I had 2fa enabled and just wanted to unsubscribe from useless newsletters. They asked for a photo of me holding a paper with my personal information. Still didnt solve that, but some comments here might help, following
You can just call them a crypto company, them being shit is kind of implied.
I understand the hate, especially in this community. IMO not all crypto companies are shit, but nicehash is leader in being shit 😉