They are surprised that somebody interested in EA might be unhappy to discover that the committee members have been recording the details of their conversation in a CRM without asking.
Side note: morality aside, in Europe this is borderline illegal, so seems like a very bad idea.
Can you clarify why you think it’s “borderline illegal”? I assume you are referring to GDPR, but I’m not aware of any reason why the normal “legitimate interest” legal basis wouldn’t apply to group organizers.
Maybe I’m just wrong. I only have a lay understanding of GDPR, but my impression was that keeping any data that people had shared with you without their knowledge was getting into sketchy territory.
Side note: morality aside, in Europe this is borderline illegal, so seems like a very bad idea.
Can you clarify why you think it’s “borderline illegal”? I assume you are referring to GDPR, but I’m not aware of any reason why the normal “legitimate interest” legal basis wouldn’t apply to group organizers.
Maybe I’m just wrong. I only have a lay understanding of GDPR, but my impression was that keeping any data that people had shared with you without their knowledge was getting into sketchy territory.