Sir, – I now see that visitor books are the next victim of data protection regulations ("Signing off: Visitor books banned from major tourist sites amid GDPR fears", News, July 23rd).
Will the registration of sympathy at a funeral be next?
How can wills and their contents be published?
How long will it be still permissible to print letter writers’ names?
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The growing restrictions on us with the General Data Protection Regulation are becoming a bit ridiculous. – Yours, etc,
DECLAN McGINN,
Howth,
Co Dublin.
Sir, – The world has gone mad. The operation of the GDPR is a perfect example of silly and unintended consequences, resulting in the proverbial sledgehammer being used to crack a nut.
What is to happen to our history when those in control of heretofore public material apply the regulation so vigorously and unimaginatively? And whatever happened to the inference of consent? – Yours, etc,
MJ WALSH,
Donnybrook,
Dublin 4.
Sir, – What else can Official Ireland ban using a narrow understanding of the GDPR rules? The register of electors contains personal information. Is it safe? – Yours, etc,
P MONAHAN,
Cork.