Yesterday a Facebook reader got in touch with us to complain that he was refused the sale of a TV set when he declined to give his details for TV Licensing purposes.
According to him, the incident happened a few days ago at a Currys store in Shrewsbury. He is certain he was told the information was for TV Licensing rather than warranty purposes. The store assistant may have been wrong about that, but the damage was already done and he decided to take his business elsewhere.
Readers are reminded that there is no longer any legal requirement for retailers to report the sale or lease of TV receiving equipment to TV Licensing. No retailer should be harvesting data on behalf of TV Licensing as there are clear data protection implications by doing so. You can read more about this in an earlier post.
Anyone challenged to provide information for TV Licensing should refuse to do so and instead take their business to a more responsible retailer.
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