Received a text from this company
Received a text from this company, who acquired my number (in a GDPR region) without my permission. Text said "Your business contact information is processed by Lusha Systems Inc." So someone either gave my number to them, or they skimmed it from some source illegally, because it isn't publicly available. Their source phone number just says "Lusha", which shouldn't be legal. I initially thought it was a scam and reported the message as junk, but after I saw an ad onine, I decided to try the opt-out process. They require me to give both my phone and email, so they are collecting even more data. Their policy says they will retain this ("archive") for 7 years. There is no way for me to protest this, so either I do nothing, and know that they have my number and will use it for their customers' marketing campaigns, or they will also have my email, and I have to hope they obey the law. I smell a class-action suit brewing. If you are a potential customer, you should think very seriously before using such a service, and be prepared to get plenty of GDPR notices.